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Video: Palace chairman offers update on potential Man United pursuit of Dougie Freedman

Jason Pettigrove — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:27:36 +0000

Manchester United’s need for a sporting director is acute, with Crystal Palace’s Dougie Freedman one of a few names being thrown into the hat for the job.

The Telegraph (subscription required) linked Freedman amongst a handful of candidates that also included legendary player, Paolo Maldini.

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Fabrizio Romano, speaking to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, suggested that Paul Mitchell was actually the favourite, and Palace chairman, Steve Parish, speaking on the Rest is Football podcast, appeared to rule Freedman out of the running.

‘”You would have to get into the minds of those people (Manchester United decision makers) wouldn’t you,” he said.

“I certainly don’t think there’s been any conversations. It’s flattering for the club.”

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Palace striker hints he intends to leave the club soon

Jason Pettigrove — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 13:16:39 +0000

Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, and manager, Roy Hodgson, are unlikely to be too enamoured by learning that one of their strikers is looking at moving on from the club in the not too distant future.

The Eagles haven’t been soaring as high as they’d like of late, however, having secured the longer-term futures of both Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise recently, as well as having the likes of Marc Guehi and other highly-rated exponents in their ranks, they’ve lots to be thankful for.

A young and vibrant team, it’s difficult to see why players would be so keen to move on, though Odsonne Edouard has expressed a clear preference to leave Selhurst Park – via Paris Saint-Germain’s official website.

“I try to give the best version of myself every time I step onto a pitch,” he said.

“Making the supporters at Selhurst Park proud is my goal. It is by achieving successful performances that I could aspire to join one of the biggest European clubs.

“I strive to become a striker that matters on the European scene. It is therefore important to have a great season with the Eagles.”

The 25-year-old spent part of his youth at the French giants, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that he was giving PSG the old ‘come and get me’ plea.

Having his words reported by another club’s website rather than a national media outlet is hardly likely to endear him to his paymasters either, and may well signal the beginning of the end for Edouard’s career in south London.

With six goals in 12 total appearances this season per WhoScored, it’s obvious what he brings to the table, however, you simply can’t be hinting on another club’s website that you intend to leave your current club in future.

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Palace ace Marc Guehi will be one to watch in 2024 says Romano

Jason Pettigrove — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 08:05:01 +0000

Crystal Palace will have been delighted to have tied down Eberechi Eze to a new contract after doing so with Michael Olise, and the Eagles now need to concentrate on getting Marc Guehi to do the same.

The England international defender appears to be coveted by a number of clubs, however, Palace chairman, Steve Parish, is doing his level best to really help build something special at Selhurst Park.

The south Londoners have some of the brightest young English talents in their squad, and whilst Roy Hodgson is still doing a remarkable job as manager, assuming this is his last season in football, whomever Parish brings in for 2024/25 could have an effect on the playing staff.

After all, it’s clear Palace don’t want to lose Guehi.

‘Guehi has always been appreciated by many top English clubs,’ CaughtOffside columnist, Fabrizio Romano, wrote in his exclusive Daily Briefing.

‘No concrete bids or talks are taking place at the moment, he’s a key player for Palace and of course they want to keep him.

‘It’s quiet now around Guehi, but with many PL clubs looking for a new centre-back, he could be a name to watch in 2024.’

Having so many homegrown players in their first-team squad and starting XI does Palace great credit.

Not only does it mean that they have a strong English core, but it offers those youngsters coming through at Palace’s academy a genuine belief that if they’re able to hit the heights required, that Crystal Palace will give them a crack at the big time.

That motivating factor will be a God send for Parish and his board, who appear keen to continue with the current business and playing status quo in the hope that the Eagles soar in the not too distant future.

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Palace line up move for goal-machine but face competition from London rivals

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:38:29 +0000

With just 10 goals to their name this season, Crystal Palace are the third worst scorers in the Premier League in 2023/24.

Only Fulham, Bournemouth, Burnley and Sheffield United have a worst record, and three of those four are in the relegation places.

It’s therefore blindingly obvious as to where the Eagles problems lay.

With seven weeks to go until the January transfer window opens for business, it means that Palace have got to get through another nine games before they’ve any hope of acquiring a striker that might be able to plunder the goals that they need to haul themselves up the table.

One player that they are interested in according to 90Min is RB Salzburg’s Karim Konate. According to WhoScored, he already has eight goals in 13 Austrian Bundesliga games.

Perhaps that’s why Palace are likely to face stiff competition from many of their London rivals should the player become available for transfer.

90Min suggest that Tottenham, Arsenal and West Ham have all scouted him recently, so it’s clearly not going to be an easy negotiation for whichever club wants to secure his services.

Palace’s need is clearly the most acute, however, it isn’t clear at this stage whether Konate is open to their overtures or not.

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Premier League club looking at Palace ace who wants Champions League football

Jason Pettigrove — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:51:50 +0000

Crystal Palace can consider themselves unlucky to have lost a tense London derby against Tottenham last time out, though it’s perhaps the inability to get across the line in the biggest games that has seen one their players signal an intent to leave the club.

At present, Roy Hodgson’s side find themselves in 13th place, amongst a clutch of clubs on 12 points.

They are only five points from sixth placed Newcastle United, and it’s the Magpies that are interested in wantaway defender, Joachim Andersen, according to TeamTalk.

Whilst it’s understandable that every player wants to better themselves, the Eagles have shown under Hodgson that, on their day, they are as capable as anyone else.

Perhaps Newcastle’s fast moving and upward trajectory is what is attracting the 28-year-old and, rather than let the train leave the station, he wants to hop aboard, even if he’s putting the ball in Palace’s court.

“It is clear that this summer I will be 28 years old. It is limited how much money clubs will spend on a 28-year-old, or, if it is for next year, a 29-year-old, so it will have to be soon if something is to happen,” the defender said to BOLD.

“Of course I would like to take a step up, but it is not up to me. I am doing my part to take a step up. All players want to play at the highest level possible and ultimately it is up to the sporting directors to make those choices. I can’t do that much. I’m happy to be at Palace and I have a big role, so that’s what I spend time on.

“The Champions League is always great. I played it in Lyon and got a taste for it. It’s clear that the Champions League is one of the coolest things.”

With rumours that defensive partner, Marc Guehi, could also be the target of other interested parties, it’s difficult to believe that Palace chairman, Steve Parish, would countenance allowing both players to leave.

There’s still plenty of time for the situation to change before the transfer window opens for business in the new year, and Andersen may yet be tempted to stay at Selhurst Park rather than follow Wilfried Zaha’s lead.

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Hodgson will hope £41m-rated ace agrees deal with Crystal Palace

Jason Pettigrove — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 10:41:15 +0000

Roy Hodgson took charge of his 500th game as a manager of an English side on Friday night, but any celebrations would’ve been cut short by Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-1 win at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles have been a revelation under the former England coach, the elder statesman amongst Premier League managers at 76 years of age.

It’s clear to anyone that Hodgson’s love of the game is still intact, as is his desire to continue working with talented, young players.

One of those is Eberechi Eze, who as the Evening Standard report, was the subject of a failed £60m bid from Man City in the summer.

Given that transfermarkt have pinned his value at €48m (£41m), that’s some game of brinksmanship being played by Steve Parish and the Palace board.

In any event, the report in the Evening Standard suggests that Palace are no confident that the player will sign a new deal with them.

As there are just a few small details to iron out, it’s possible that any deal could be announced in the near future.

That would surely be Hodgson’s hope as he looks to continue building a squad that the next manager can inherit and take forward.

With a number of international players in situ, Palace are in a great place at present and Hodgson has certainly played his part in that.

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Palace line up move to sign English striker not yet in his prime

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:35:53 +0000

Though they’re having a reasonable 2023/24 campaign, Crystal Palace will, like their Premier League opponents, be looking to improve their squad in the January transfer window.

Some well thought out signings half way through a campaign can often be the difference for a team having a good season or a great one.

Roy Hodgson should be happy enough with the Eagles current ninth place showing.

The south Londoners are just a point and a position behind Saturday’s opponents, Newcastle United, and only five points off the top four.

If Palace can put a little run together, there’s no reason why European football should be beyond them next season.

Before then, keeping pace in the English top-flight will be the priority and, according to TeamTalk, Palace are one of a clutch of Premier League clubs that are looking to swoop for the Championship’s best player in September, Sunderland winger, Jack Clarke.

The outlet note that Clarke, who has represented England at U20 level, has already scored seven goals in 11 games and is the Championship’s joint top-scorer.

It’s therefore no wonder that Burnley, Brentford, Wolves and Bournemouth are also circling for the player’s services.

To that end, Palace may have a job on their hands to secure Clarke, however, owner Steve Parish will at least want to be in the conversation as and when Sunderland are ready to talk business.

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Palace set to approach 50-year-old boss as Roy Hodgson replacement

Jason Pettigrove — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:58:32 +0000

In their hour of need Crystal Palace’s decision to turn to former manager, Roy Hodgson, was a master stroke.

The Eagles were plummeting down the Premier League in 2022/23 and Patrick Vieira couldn’t seem to get a tune out of his players.

Indeed, before he was sacked and replaced by the aging Hodgson, the Frenchman hadn’t won a match in 2023, the last one coming in the final match of 2022.

Hodgson didn’t just save Palace but had them playing some of the best football for years as they took apart teams in a brilliant run.

He’s doing reasonably well this season too, and at the time of writing his side are a healthy ninth in the Premier League with 12 points from their nine games, the same as Man United and just two away from seventh placed West Ham.

The issue for chairman Steve Parish, however, is that Hodgson can’t go on forever and has already retired from the game once before being coaxed back out of that, short-lived, sabbatical.

That’s perhaps why the Eagles are being linked with the hire of 50-year-old Lille manager, Paulo Fonseca.

Alors que West Ham était notamment venu aux nouvelles l’été dernier, le Lillois #Fonseca garde la cote en Premier League. #Crystal #Palace est aujourd’hui intéressé par le Portugais, Hodgson (76 ans) n’étant pas éternel. #Mercato #LOSC

— Ignazio Genuardi (@IgnazioGenuardi) October 9, 2023

According to the former editor-in-chief editor of Football365, Ignazio Genuardi, West Ham came close to appointing Fonseca last season before David Moyes turned things around.

Now he could find a home in south London when Hodgson leaves, as expected, at the end of the current campaign.

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Crystal Palace line up move to sign Brazil goal-machine

Jason Pettigrove — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:47:01 +0000

Sitting in 10th place of the Premier League table with a record of two wins, two draws and two losses from their six matches so far in the 2023/24 season, Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace can be relatively happy with their start to the campaign.

Only six goals scored per the official Premier League website hints at where their troubles could lie, however, and to that end, links with a Brazilian goal machine are perfectly understandable.

Seven goals conceded is the joint fourth best in the English top-flight behind Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea and indicates that if Hodgson can find a striker that’s a guarantee of goals, the Eagles could soon be soaring high up the table.

According to Fichajes (h/t The Hard Tackle), Flamengo ace, Gabriel Barbosa, otherwise known as ‘Gabigol,’ is of interest to Palace and also their west London rivals, Fulham.

It can’t be forgotten that the 27-year-old already has European experience with both Internazionale and Benfica, though it must be said that he hardly covered himself in glory at either club.

Transfermarkt note that he scored just one goal each in the season’s that he was with them, the Portuguese giants sending him back to Santos, whom he’d left to join Inter initially.

It isn’t clear at this stage if the player would welcome any approaches, though there’s a sense of ‘now or never’ for Barbosa if he wants to try and make it big in one of the top five leagues.

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Crystal Palace on alert over Leeds midfielder

Jason Pettigrove — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:55:49 +0000

It appears to be a feature of Crystal Palace’s recruitment at present that they intend to hire the best young English talent around.

A preference for those that don’t cost a premium and who can be moulded into exactly the type of player that the Roy Hodgson needs.

At present, the Eagles can boast some brilliant stars such as Marc Guehi, Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise, and if they get their way, they might even add an exciting 17-year-old talent to their roster.

News that they’ve been keeping tabs on a Leeds United starlet for quite some time isn’t likely to go down well in the corridors of power at Elland Road mind.

? Crystal Palace are chasing Leeds United’s brilliant young midfielder Archie Gray.

Palace have been on the trail of the top prospect for some time and his first team breakthrough has them on red alert.

[Alan Nixon]#CPFC pic.twitter.com/CAEeGdTtGR

— CPFC Transfers HQ (@CPFCtransfersHQ) September 24, 2023

According to Alan Nixon, via a tweet from the CPFC Transfers HQ account, the Eagles are running the rule over defensive midfielder Archie Gray.

The 2023/24 season has been a breakthrough campaign for the youngster, having played virtually every minute of every game this season per WhoScored.

Whilst Palace have the advantage of offering the player Premier League football, Leeds are already up to fifth in the Championship this season and will be looking to get back in the top flight at the first time of asking.

Furthermore, the Gray family has a rich history at Elland Road, with Archie’s dad Andy, grandfather Frank and great-uncle Eddie Gray all turning out for the club.To that end, there is an emotional pull there that Palace won’t be able to match.

That doesn’t mean a transfer can’t be done, but it’s likely to be difficult.

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