Jean-Philippe Mateta throughout Crystal Palace’s Premier League match vs Fulham. (Photograph by Warren Little/Getty Photos)
Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has been provided to Turkish giants Fenerbahce, in line with studies.
Mateta loved a shocking run of kind beneath Oliver Glasner on the finish of final season, netting 13 targets in his final 13 Premier League appearances of the marketing campaign.
This season has been extra of a battle for the Frenchman, who has solely scored 3 times in 12 league appearances — though that document does lengthen to 5 targets in 15 throughout all competitions.
Mateta has made no secret of the very fact there was curiosity in his companies over the summer time, with Palace finally unwilling to promote having already allowed Michael Olise to maneuver to Bayern Munich.
Extra lately, Liverpool have been closely linked with the Olympic silver medalist’s signature.
Jean-Philippe Mateta provided to Fenerbahce
Mateta at the moment earns £50k per week at Selhurst Park, in line with Capology, putting him effectively beneath the membership’s highest earners like Daichi Kamada (£105k per week), Eberechi Eze and Dean Henderson (each £100k per week).
The striker is known to be demanding a pay rise to mirror his kind over the previous 12 months. Nonetheless, in an fascinating twist, studies at the moment are rising that Mateta has been provided to Tremendous Lig powerhouse Fenerbahce.
In response to Sabah (through We Are Palace), an unknown supply — most certainly the participant’s agent — has despatched Mateta to Jose Mourinho’s facet as a possible alternative for former Man Metropolis striker Edin Dzeko.
Fenerbahce are at the moment second within the Tremendous Lig desk, 5 factors adrift of arch-rivals Galatasaray, who boast a star-studded assault that features Victor Osimhen, Dries Mertens and Baris Yilmaz.
It might be no shock to see the Yellow Canaries make a press release signing in the summertime in a bid to maintain up with their Istanbul counterparts. With Mateta about to enter the ultimate 18 months of his contract, it will be fascinating to see how Palace deal with any negotiations.