Crystal Palace have been dealt an damage absentee fear as one participant now faces the necessity for surgical procedure on a troubling concern, in keeping with a brand new report this afternoon.
Crystal Palace’s eventful deadline day after £80m January spend
The Eagles spent round £80 million on recent faces over the January switch window, securing two club-record offers within the area of some weeks.
Oliver Glasner watched Brennan Johnson signal for big-money from Tottenham earlier than their charge for striker Jorgen Strand Larsen eclipsed that switch quickly afterward, with Evan Guessand additionally signing on mortgage from Aston Villa.
If Guessand’s deal turns into everlasting on the finish of the season for round £28 million, it will take Palace’s winter spend to north of £100 million.
Sporting director Matt Hobbs hasn’t precisely been shy in terms of splashing the money, even when Glasner is poised to half firm with Palace as soon as his contract expires in June.
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Crystal Palace had one of many extra frantic January switch home windows within the Premier League.
The Eagles additionally failed with a last-gasp deadline day transfer for Everton winger Dwight McNeil, regardless of agreeing phrases with the Toffees and the participant present process a medical.
As soon as striker Jean-Philippe Mateta’s sale to AC Milan went nowhere resulting from worries about his knee, Palace apparently trying to alter the phrases final minute from a straight £20 million deal to a mortgage.
Glasner’s facet then pulled out of the transfer fully, in keeping with David Ornstein, certainly leaving Everton fairly livid.
Talking of Mateta, who made all of the headlines all through January following his dedication to depart Selhurst Park, the Frenchman has been dealt a blow.
Jean-Philippe Mateta faces ‘surgical procedure dilemma’ after failed AC Milan transfer
Proper after Milan pulled out of the deal for Mateta, BBC journalist Sami Mokbel stories this afternoon that the 28-year-old faces a surgical procedure dilemma forward of the World Cup.
Mateta failed his medical with Milan resulting from an ongoing knee drawback, and specialists on the Rossoneri recognized that the problem will not be fastened by bodily remedy or rehab (BBC).
As an alternative, Milan medical doctors are apparently adamant that Mateta will possible require surgical procedure to repair the problem, which might hold him absent for an prolonged interval.
Taking this under consideration, Palace’s deal for Strand Larsen, who scored 14 Premier League objectives for Wolves final season, seems all of the extra crucial.
The Norwegian has been out of shape this season, however a transfer to London and a assure of prime flight soccer subsequent season might do wonders to resurrect his easiest.
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