Key Highlights
- appear to be moving to try and add a striker during the winter window — Mateta is their top target, with manager Luciano Spalletti having reportedly already given his blessing. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJuventus first proposal for Mateta is as follows, according to reports: loan with obligation to buy this coming summer.
- That is because, as Fabrizio Romano points out, that kind of formula is the only one that Juventus could do to make the deal happen this month due to the club’s current financial restrictions. It’s gone as far as this: According to Italian transfer reporter Nicolo Schira on Friday night, Juventus and Mateta’s camp have an agreement in principal on a four-year contract. Sky Sports in England reported on Friday that Mateta — who will 29 years old in June — is “open to a new challenge” and that there is a genuine chance that he could leave Crystal Palace during the winter transfer window.
- It was earlier in the day that Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season, while club captain Marc Guéhi is close to signing with Manchester City after failing to secure a move to Liverpool on the final day of the summer transfer window. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSo, as you can probably guess, things are far from certain when it comes to things at Palace these days. Mateta has shown to be a consistent goal scorer the last 2 1/2 seasons at Crystal Palace.
- During the 2023-24 season, he finished with 16 goals in 35 appearances (25 starts) in the Premier League, his highest total since the 2017-18 campaign when he burst onto the scene with Le Havre.
- This past season, he scored 14 goals in 37 appearances (33 starts) in the Premier League.