Richard Keys has bizarre new theory about Cole Palmer's goal celebration after Club World Cup final brace

Richard Keys has got fans talking after coming up with a new theory on Cole Palmer's now-iconic goal celebration.

Over the last few seasons, Palmer has used the same celebration whenever he has scored a goal.

The Englishman would rub his hands on his arms, in a gesture that is often used when someone is cold.

In recent years, Palmer has earned the nickname of 'Cold Palmer', hence the 'Cold' celebration.

On Sunday, the celebration was on show once again as he scored twice to help Chelsea beat Paris Saint Germain in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Palmer's brace, plus a goal from new signing Joao Pedro, sealed a convincing 3-0 win for Enzo Maresca's side as they ended their 24/25 campaign with another piece of silverware.

Cole Palmer scored twice as Chelsea beat PSG 3-0. Image: Getty

Taking to social media, Keys came up with a theory questioning whether Palmer's celebration has something to do with his time at Manchester City.

Palmer came through the ranks at City but decided to leave after receiving limited game time from manager Pep Guardiola.

Keys wrote on X: "Has Cole Palmer’s celebration got anything to do with being frozen out at City? What a shocking decision that was by Guardiola. The kid must be worth £200m now - priceless to Chelsea."

Reacting to Keys' tweet, one fan said: "Did you not see Pep talking to Cole after the game last season. He couldn’t have been happier for Cole and Cole showed similar respect. He wanted more playing time which Pep couldn’t promise so he asked to leave. Pep wanted him to stay but let Cole make the decision."

Another tweeted: "Doubt would of developed into the 200m player had he stayed."

A third fan added: "He went missing for 6 months of the season and nobody battered an eye lid."

Someone else wrote: "200 million hahahahah."

A fifth commented: "No he stole it from (Morgan) Rogers when they were mates at city academy."

Speaking after the match, Palmer said: "It's a great feeling. Even better because everyone doubted us before the game, we knew that. To put a fight on like we did, it's good.

"The gaffer put a great gameplan out. He knew where the space was going to be. He tried to free me up as much as possible and I just had to repay him and score some goals."