France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has told Crystal Palace he wants to leave the club, with interest growing from Premier League and European sides.
As reported by BBC Sports on Wednesday, the 28-year-old has 18 months remaining on his contract at Selhurst Park and, as things stand, he will not sign an extension. Palace are therefore open to selling the forward if their valuation is met.
Speaking last week, Palace manager Oliver Glasner confirmed the club are willing to listen to offers.
“There will be a price that Crystal Palace [accept], with 18 months left on his contract. We’d do the deal, if JP wants. If nobody pays that price, then he will stay,” said the Austrian.
Palace, who won the FA Cup in May, sold star midfielder Eberechi Eze to Arsenal in the summer and have lost captain Marc Guehi this January, after he joined Manchester City in a £20m deal.
Glasner, who announced last week that he will leave the club at the end of the season, launched a scathing attack on the Palace hierarchy following Saturday’s loss to Sunderland – claiming the team had been ‘abandoned’ by the club’s recruitment strategy.
Palace were knocked out of the FA Cup at non-league Macclesfield in one of the tournament’s greatest shocks earlier this month.
