Jean Philippe Mateta celebrates along with his Crystal Palace teammates. (Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Photos)
Crystal Palace had a busy summer season, throughout which they had been capable of keep away from dropping just one participant, Ebebeki Ez, who joined Arsenal. Mark Guech, Adam Wharton and Jean Philippe Mateta are nonetheless in Selhurst Park, however they is probably not in 12 months.
Guehi is scheduled to go away subsequent summer season when his contract expires, and Wharton has been attracting sturdy curiosity from folks like Liverpool and Actual Madrid. And within the case of Mateta, he may additionally go away.
Crystal Palace affords a brand new contract for Jean-Philippe Mateta
Crystal Palace needs to make sure their star strikers keep amid curiosity from Aston Villa and Newcastle. And, as Mick Brown revealed to soccer insiders, they need to guarantee his continuity by agreeing to a brand new contract with him.
“We all know how vital Mateta is to Crystal Palace. He leads their line very properly, lifts the ball, takes his teammates into the sport and scores fairly just a few objectives for them.
“It seems like they’re dropping Eze and at some stage they’re dropping Gehi, however they can not afford to maintain their greatest gamers leaving. The energy of Crystal Palace was the staff’s backbone.
“You’ll be able to lose one, you possibly can take care of it. In the event you get the correct substitute, you possibly can even lose two. You begin dropping three or 4 and have actual points. So it is not stunning that you just turned down the provide of mateta over the summer season, particularly late within the window.
“They need to give him a brand new contract. It is truthful to say he is in all probability value it. That is one thing they need to do urgently. Be sure that he is tied up and ensure there is not any doubt about his future as they can not afford to lose him.”
It stays to be seen whether or not Mateta is prepared to signal a brand new take care of Crystal Palace, nevertheless it is not going to be stunning if his determination will have an effect on how this season goes.
