Palace man on verge of completing Selhurst Park exit
With three weeks left of the summer transfer window, many clubs could end up seeing players leave after their seasons have started, and that appears to be the case for one Crystal Palace star.
The Eagles were certainly flying high under Roy Hodgson in the latter part of the 2022/23 campaign, however, that wasn’t enough to be able to keep hold of their talisman, Wilfried Zaha.
Unfortunately for the Selhurst Park outfit, they are a club that are always susceptible for bids for their players given that they’re not, with respect, one of the English top-flight’s ‘bigger’ clubs.
They have bought reasonably well in the window so far and although they’ve only got Jefferson Lerma and Matheus Franca to show for their efforts, both are great additions for Hodgson.
In an ideal world the south Londoners won’t want to lose any more players and perhaps bring in one or two more, but it appears that Jake O’Brien will be the next out of the exit door.
According to a tweet from South London Press journalist, Edmund Brack, the defender is set to seal a long-term deal with French giants, Lyon.
In order for Hodgson to continue the good work he displayed when taking over from Patrick Vieira, Parish needs to get to work over the final few weeks and bring in some more bodies.
A lack of strength in depth is arguably what will kill off any European hopes that Palace may harbour at this early stage.
Roy did great work at the end of the season. Great respect is deserved. Nevertheless, it is very concerning that a number of stars are leaving. Zaha opened the flood gates. So, what is the cause? Hodgson without a doubt caters to the black players. They have the talent. Why can’t he develop Mateta? At 6 ft 4, he is a monster waiting for the magic potion. Roy won’t play him so that he can develop. During the American tour, I saw videos that indicate that J.P. hangs out with the white players. The black players obviously won’t give him the ball & Roy feels that he showed him up & he may be labeled now as an “uppity n—o”.
Honestly, I have no idea WTF you are talking about. None of this has any basis in reality.
I will be disappointed to see Jake O’Brian leave Palace – he looked good in the pre-season games, and could be useful cover for the centre backs. £1 million is almost nothing for a player these days. Better to let Tomkins go – he is Palace Past – not the Future.
