On Monday evening I was at a do in Central London, where met Borna Sosa.
Before I detail our conversation can I say what a friendly man he was, we had quite a long conversation and he wss willing to give me his time (helped I said I was 13 year ST holder).
About Glasner he said for sure til summer but who knows after. It might depend on things (this is nothing new to us).
I asked how the deal was in coming to Palace, because from what I saw we got an experienced international for just 3 million. He said he got offers from other clubs like Atalanta, but Glasner convinced him to come to Palace. Apparently Glasner had tried to sign Sosa in Germany previously when he was at Stuttgart.
He also said it was strange as Ajax signed him, but the sporting director left weeks after and Ajax wanted to change identity by selling all the European players and going back to their own. That's why we seemed to get Sosa for so cheap.
I said I guess youre not playing much but you're the reason TM has been on fire recently and raised his game. He said he just knows he needs to be ready when the manager calls on him. He told me Oli tends to speak to players on the trianing pitch 2 days before a game and say if they're playing the next match.
The really interesting but was when we spoke about January. He said yes the club needs to spend and do it. I said ok well what do we have say 40m, and he said he thinks more and we need to go out and spend more to support the manager. I have to say I was surprised at his honesty, but he's right isn't he. Lets see what happens in January- might be the reason Oli stays or not.
He told me where he lives (45 mins drive from training ground) and he has a young baby, so the move was a big one when he came to Palace in the summer.
All in all it was really nice to speak with him, he said team camaraderie is amazing and just speaking with Sosa I could see it.
Lets hope this all works out!
Ireland
