An injured Jean-Philippe Mateta was not in the Crystal Palace squad in the win over Ipswich on Saturday but has delivered 8 goals in the last 8 Premier League games and is one of the hottest strikers in the world’s toughest league at the moment. A striker Manchester United desperately needs.
Since Oliver Glasner took over as Palace manager a year ago, the 27-year-old has been sensationally strong. In the last 46 games, the striker has no less than 28 goals, 15 of which have come this season.
L’Ëquipe claims Manchester United are ready to manoeuvre their way to a €50 million transfer. Striker legends Alan Shearer and Andy Cole have previously stated United really need an experienced striker, who can mentor the club’s young striker talents. Matata is the striker who can play this role while hammering in Premier League goals himself.
According to TBR Football, Palace are working on offering the striker a contract with improved terms, but according to the English media, Mateta is ready to push for a transfer in the summer if he does not get a very good offer.
Mateta has a market value of €20 million, so this is a striker United are willing to go to great lengths to sign. If you’re wondering how many shots he needed to set up the last 8 Premier League goals, then it was 12. Talk about cracking the Premier League code!
