Crystal Palace are believed to be monitoring the state of affairs of a flexible defensive midfielder with a £16.5m price ticket, in accordance with a brand new switch report.
Glasner battling to save lots of Crystal Palace job
It is honest to say that life at Selhurst Park shouldn’t be going too positively for Oliver Glasner and his gamers presently, with the Eagles struggling a dire begin to the brand new Premier League season.
Simply three factors have been picked up from eight league matches, with Monday’s 1-0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest additional cranking up the strain on supervisor Glasner. The Austrian’s inventory has fallen considerably, having impressed a lot when he first took over earlier this 12 months, and improved outcomes and performances are required instantly, beginning at dwelling to Tottenham on Sunday afternoon.
By way of doable replacements for the present Palace boss, David Moyes has been linked with the job, having been out of labor since leaving West Ham on the finish of final season. It has even been claimed that he can be open to a transfer to Selhurst Park, ought to the prospect come up.
Former England supervisor Gareth Southgate has additionally emerged as a reported goal for the Eagles, though he has made it clear that he’s eager on a break after his excursions with the England staff over the previous eight years.
Crystal Palace eyeing transfer for £16.5m participant
In accordance with Haber 61 [via Sport Witness], Crystal Palace are monitoring Trabzonspor defender Batista Mendy, with Nottingham Forest additionally rising as potential suitors.
The Turkish membership can be prepared to hearken to £16.5m provides for the 24-year-old, however a transfer would not have the ability to occur till subsequent summer season, quite than the January switch window. No bids have been made but, nevertheless, however there may be additionally curiosity from Italian, French and Russian golf equipment.
Mendy stands out as an astute possibility for Palace subsequent 12 months, not least as a result of his versatility permits him to excel as each a centre-back and a midfielder. This season, the Frenchman has been primarily used as a central defender, averaging 1.8 clearances per sport within the Turkish Tremendous Lig, beginning seven matches within the competitors and likewise showing as soon as instead.
Mendy has additionally clearly been a giant expertise since his teenage years, contemplating he has been capped by France throughout 4 completely different youth age teams, successful a mixed 24 caps within the course of.
Palace’s squad has clearly been harm by the exits of some key gamers this summer season, not least Joachim Andersen and Michael Olise, and bringing in Mendy may assist fill the void left by the previous, who has been such a giant miss since opting to affix Fulham completely.
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At 24, the Trabzonspor man continues to be a comparatively younger participant, too, so Glasner or whoever else is in cost can be bringing in a long-term acquisition with loads of potential.
