Mateta to AC Milan?

horners1974 said:
But the problem this season was not having the depth when it came to the busy part of the season - we should learn from that and if we already have the three signed up then we should juggle the books to make it work. They are all reasonable mid-table prem players and changing things is expensive once you take into account all the leakage due to agents commissions etc - bit like paying stamp duty and estate agents when you move house in South London.
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Perhaps, but of course the least financially effective approach is to keep Mateta then lose him on a free in 12 months.
 
TheBigToePunt said:
Yeah, Larsen was clearly supposed to be the replacement for Mateta. I suppose it's possible for palace to have both on the books, and Nketiah too, but seems like a bit of a luxury to have three for one spot, especially once we are out of Europe.
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We need three strikers.

As we've seen, JP can't last 90 mins at full throttle. I suspect that's the case for most lone strikers playing in a high pressing team. At some point a striker will get injured, suspended or need a rest. We will potentially have another 60 games next season.

If we sell JP, we'll need a replacement and I very much doubt we'll find one of JP's quality. It very rare to get a consistent 10+ goal per season per striker unless you're one of the big clubs. We should offer him a bumper contract extension - which he has earned - and reassess in a years time.

Unfortunately, if he doesn't sign, we'll need to sell him this window.
 
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