Crystal Palace line up the signing of 6ft 4in Dutch star

Oliver Glasner, Supervisor of Crystal Palace appears on forward of the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Fulham FC. Photograph by Warren Little/Getty Pictures

Crystal Palace supervisor, Oliver Glasner, is underneath the severest scrutiny at current however will hope the January signing of a towering defender will assist ease the strain on him and the Eagles squad.

Though their 15 objectives conceded this season within the Premier League is one of the best defensive file of the underside seven golf equipment, their output of simply eight objectives is the second worst in your entire division.

Oliver Glasner searching Rav van den Berg

Because of their poor kind, it’s already been prompt that the Austrian might be changed by David Moyes.

Former Palace hit-man turned revered pundit, Ian Wright, has even prompt that Glasner change the workforce’s formation with the intention to get one of the best out of them.

Oliver Glasner needs Rav van den Berg at Crystal Palace. (Photograph by Ed Sykes/Getty Pictures)

Clearly one thing has bought to vary, and so long as the supervisor remains to be in place in January – which might imply proprietor, Steve Parish, conserving religion for one more few months not less than – then a transfer for Middlesbrough’s Rav van den Berg seems to be a definite chance.

In keeping with Soccer Insider sources, Palace are within the hunt for the 20-year-old who has impressed for the Teesiders this season.

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A participant who can function each as a centre-back and right-back, he has a market worth of simply €4m based on transfermarkt.

The one stumbling block to any deal might be his present contract state of affairs.

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He has a take care of Boro till summer time 2027, so Michael Carrick is in no speedy rush to money in on any of his gamers, least of all those that are making an impression.

Ought to the participant point out a need to play within the English top-flight, nevertheless, that might put Boro in a troublesome place.