"Excellent" – Pundit reacts as Crystal Palace now eye new Eze-like signing
Pundit Carlton Palmer has been reacting to rumours of Crystal Palace eyeing up another Eberechi Eze-like signing in 2025.
Crystal Palace summer signings
Eagles chairman Steve Parish and sporting director Dougie Freedman were busy in the summer transfer window at Selhurst Park, making eight new signings ahead of Oliver Glasner’s first full season in charge.
Crystal Palace summer signings
From
Fee (Transfermarkt)
Eddie Nketiah
Arsenal
€29.70m
Maxence Lacroix
Wolfsburg
€18m
Ismaila Sarr
Marseille
€15m
Chadi Riad
Real Betis
€15m
Daichi Kamada
Lazio
Free transfer
Louie Moulden
Wolves
Free transfer
Trevoh Chalobah
Chelsea
Loan transfer
Matt Turner
Nottingham Forest
Loan transfer
Crystal Palace fees received
To
Fee (Transfermarkt)
Michael Olise
Bayern Munich
€53m
Joachim Andersen
Fulham
€29.5m
Sam Johnstone
Wolves
€11.9m
Jordan Ayew
Leicester City
€5.9m
Scott Banks
FC St. Pauli
€400,000
As can be seen, Palace actually received more than they spent after cashing in on Michael Olise and Joachim Andersen, however, they have appeared to bolster the squad with players who have Premier League experience in Eddie Nketiah, Ismaila Sarr and Trevoh Chalobah.
More new additions could be on the way in 2025, though, with reliable reporter Alan Nixon recently claiming that Crystal Palace are interested in signing Millwall attacker Romain Esse.
The 19-year-old has progressed through the Lions’ academy in recent years and has now made 48 senior appearances at The Den, scoring on four occasions, two of which have come during the current campaign.
Palmer reacts as Palace eye move for Esse
Talking to Football League World, Palmer gave his thoughts after hearing of Palace’s interest in Esse. He labelled the Millwall teenager as “technically very good”, “direct”, “versatile” and “pacey”, sighting Palace’s move for Eze when it comes to signing Championship gems and developing them.
“Crystal Palace are the latest Premier League club to be monitoring the situation on Millwall’s talented frontman Romaine Esse. He’s naturally a right-winger but can play anywhere across the front, he’s had an excellent start to the season which is causing Premier League clubs to look at the talented 19-year-old.
“Palace have a habit of signing and developing good young players, look at Eze and Michael Olise and they buy these players, develop them and sell them on for big money.
“If he’s sold, Millwall would get a sell-on clause and that would be vital. Obviously when you develop young players, it’s good to see when they come through – especially the likes of Esse, who has came through the youth academy and worked his way up the ranks.
“He’s shown ability throughout his earlier [youth] career, he’s a very important part of Millwall’s first team squad, he’s technically very good and he’s a versatile player. He’s very direct and pacey.”
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Palmer clearly likes what he has seen in Esse, so who knows, a move to Selhurst Park from Millwall could be just what he needs at this stage of his career, making a January or summer deal in 2025 one to watch.