Crystal Palace boss Olvier Glasner has confirmed Jean-Philippe Mateta will not feature against Nottingham Forest after AC Milan made a suggestion to signal the striker.
The Serie A facet are ready to pay £35m for Mateta in the summertime however need to convey him to Italy within the January transfer window on an preliminary mortgage transfer that features an obligation to purchase.
“It’s nothing to do with the transfers, he is just not in the right place and doesn’t feel in the right place to play,” Glasner stated in his pre-match press convention forward of dealing with Forest, reside on Super Sunday.
“We have to protect the team and protect him, he will not travel with us to Nottingham.”
Milan are not ready to discover a resolution to Christopher Nkunku’s future earlier than pushing for Mateta.
Palace are discussing Milan’s supply and – as Sky Sports News reported on Thursday – Nottingham Forest’s bid for Mateta additionally stays on the desk.
Palace need to get a alternative earlier than Mateta can depart and nonetheless need to signal Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves.
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A price of £45m plus £5m was kind of verbally agreed by all events, Sky Sports News understands.
But there are nonetheless some changes to the deal which are but to be agreed. Leeds are additionally nonetheless monitoring Strand Larsen.
Guessand set to affix regardless of late Juventus interest
Latest from Sky Sports News’ James Savundra and Sky in Italy’s Gianluca Di Marzio:
Evann Guessand is on track to finish his preliminary mortgage transfer to Crystal Palace till the top of the season.
Evann Guessand is about to affix Crystal Palace from Aston Villa
There was a late inquiry from Juventus however it’s understood it has come too late to have an effect on something.
The deal for Guessand to affix Palace features a £28m obligation to purchase that’s triggered if he makes a sure variety of appearances.
The Ivory Coast worldwide has agreed a four-year contract at Selhurst Park, if and when the deal turns into everlasting.
He travelled to London on Thursday to finalise the transfer and is scheduled to endure a medical on Friday.