Crystal Palace They made an offer in January while trying to lure an 'explosive' player from an elite club, and Oliver GlassnerThe side was delivered in response to their advance.
Oliver Glasner is tipped to sign the Crystal Palace striker in January
The Eagles are arguably well-equipped defensively, although you could certainly make a case that Tyreek Mitchell needs to compete at left-back, or even a potential replacement if the Englishman chooses to join another club after his contract expires at the end of this season. .
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The goalkeeping position is taken care of while the manager is present Oliver Glassner Featuring two strong attacking options in Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eddie Nketiah.
Another area of the team that needs to be addressed is the attacking midfield. Eberechi Eze stands out as a star player, but Daichi Kamada and the inconsistent Ismaila Sarr require more competition, even if Justin Devenney has been impressive at times.
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Crystal Palace's next five matches in the English Premier League |
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Leicester City (away) |
January 15 |
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West Ham (away) |
January 18 |
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Brentford (home) |
January 26 |
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Man United (away) |
February 2 |
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Everton (home) |
February 15 |
Glassner and Chairman of the Board of Directors Steve Parrish They are reportedly trying to strengthen their midfield in this window, and there is belief in that Palace target Sergi Altimira from Real Betis As an option in this regard.
according to Standard sportPalace are also interested in Manchester City winger James McAtee, and Lyon star Rayan Chergui is a transfer target for Glasner too.
The latter can be available for less than 25 million pounds sterling Due to the French team's financial problems and its temporary relegation to the second division, Palace faces serious competition from elite clubs.
Crystal Palace makes an offer to sign Liverpool winger Ben Doak
According to the Daily Mail and other national media, Palace also own the Liverpool winger Ben Frye strongly in their eyes. The Scotland international is performing so impressively on loan at Middlesbrough, as Michael Carrick's side chase promotion to the Premier League, that… Palace made a £15m bid to sign Doak in January.
However, Glasner and his teammates received a response to their request, with Liverpool immediately rejecting it. The Reds are retaining around £25m, using the summer transfer fees paid for former Championship stars Wilson Odubert (£30m) and Crescencio Summerville (£25m) as benchmarks to evaluate Doak.
After Palace's rejection, there is hope for the south Londoners, as it is believed they have not given up and can return for another attack.
“He's got a lot of confidence, he's got a good laugh and he's in good shape,” he added. said his international colleague John McGinn. “I think everyone recognizes his ability and he is definitely something different from what we have. Hopefully we will see that on Thursday.
“Even in training, he's so explosive. Tremendous speed, strength, power. It's definitely something we've missed over the last couple of seasons. He'll definitely bring something different out there and hopefully we can see it. He'll definitely get the supporters off their seats.”