It is heading towards a somewhat chaotic summer for Crystal Palace. Oliver Glasner is leaving Selhurst Park, and there are questions about the future of several of the key players. The club stretched to a new transfer record to secure Jørgen Strand Larsen in January, but several changes have been reported at the top in the summer transfer window.
The Eagles have emerged from relegation battle in recent weeks and are currently 10 points above West Ham in the relegation zone, while they also secured a place in the Conference League quarter-finals last week with a win over AEK Larnaca after extra time.
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After the end of the season, striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is expected to complete the transfer to AC Milan, which collapsed in January. According to Sports Boom , Crystal Palace have now singled out their replacement, who will also compete with Strand Larsen for playing time.
The player in question is Eintracht Frankfurt star Jonathan Burkardt.
The 25-year-old Burkardt, who has been described as “clinical” in front of goal, has scored 11 goals in 22 appearances for the Bundesliga club this season, playing in a more advanced striker position rather than his usual attacking midfield role. Palace already proved in the January transfer window that they are prepared to spend big money when needed, and can do the same in the summer transfer window.
Strand Larsen has scored three goals in six Premier League games in a Palace shirt, and needs to convince right up until the end of the season. This summer, it is time for a change of coach with new potential reinforcement at the top.
If it is Burkardt, history has shown that strong performances in the Bundesliga do not have direct transfer value to the world’s toughest league (asks Florian Wirtz). Here, Strand Larsen has a big advantage. It is in the Premier League that he shows he delivers.
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