Marc Guehi deal will be difficult says Romano

April 6, 2024Ligue 1

Despite their position in the lower reaches of the Premier League table, Crystal Palace have some of the best young English talent in their ranks.

Oliver Glaser’s time as manager of the club has been understated to say the least, and the summer will provide a period of reflection for all, given the Eagles fortunes over the past couple of seasons.

Aside from Roy Hodgson’s new manager bounce when taking over from Patrick Vieira, results have been largely disappointing.

Palace to play hard ball in player negotiations

The Frenchman was sacked and so, eventually, was Hodgson, and with Glasner not really doing too much to trouble the teams around Palace, it’s difficult to imagine he’ll be around for long either.

Indeed, only wins over Burnley and Bodo/Glimt are what the new manager has to show on his CV. Other results have been losses or three 1-1 draws against teams – Everton, Nottingham Forest and Luton Town – fighting relegation.

With all of that in mind, players such as Eberechi Eze, Michael Olise and Guehi, all of whom are coveted by bigger clubs, might well decide that the time is now right to move on.

Their international aspirations might suffer as well if they weren’t to leave Selhurst Park, and that may be the kicker that each player needs to instruct their representatives to try and get them a move elsewhere.

It’s certainly not going to be easy, however, with owner Steve Parish known to strike a notoriously hard bargain.