Jean-Philippe Mateta has told Crystal Palace he wants to leave the club this January, amid interest from Aston Villa and Juventus.
Crystal Palace are not actively trying to sell Mateta, who has 18 months left on his contract, and it would require a significant offer for Palace to be tempted to sell the player. As things stand, an exit is not close.
Palace want to strengthen their squad this month. They want to try and win the Conference League and finish as high as possible in the Premier League. They have already sold captain Marc Guehi to Man City for £20m in this window and head coach Oliver Glasner has confirmed he will leave in the summer when his contract runs out.
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Aston Villa have stepped efforts to sign a forward in Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tammy Abraham
Villa are stepping up their efforts to sign striker Tammy Abraham, who is currently on loan at Besiktas from Roma, but are also interested in Mateta.
Juventus have not completely given up hope of signing Mateta but are also working on a deal for Fenerbahce’s Youssef En Nesyri as an alternative.
Mateta has scored 48 goals in 149 appearances for Palace, helping the club to FA Cup and Community Shield triumphs at Wembley in 2025.
The 28-year-old has three caps and two goals for France following his first call-up in October and has ambitions of featuring in their World Cup squad this summer.
More to follow…
Palace’s next six fixtures
Sunday: Chelsea (H) – live on Sky Sports
February 1: Nottingham Forest (A) – live on Sky Sports
February 8: Brighton (A) – live on Sky Sports
February 11: Burnley (H)
February 19: Zrinjski Mostar (A)
February 21: Wolves (H)
