Crystal Palace are surely set to be in for a busy summer transfer window and one midfielder has spoken about his debut campaign in England.
Michael Olise is closing in on a move to Bayern Munich after the French winger chose to turn down Chelsea’s advances and agree a move to the Bavarian.
Those at Chelsea stress that the finances involved to sign the former Reading winger is why they backed out of the deal but sources have told HITC it is because of Olise’s intention to join Bayern.
Defender Marc Guehi is attracting interest from a host of Premier League clubs whilst Tottenham Hotspur are understood to be keen on Eberechi Eze.
Palace midfielder discusses debut season, admits he has ‘big dreams’
Palace have made some key additions in recent seasons with the capture of Brazilian youngster Matheus Franca potentially one of them.
Franca moved to Selhurst Park for around £15 million last summer but it has been a tough season of adaptation for the midfielder who made just 12 appearances due to some injury issues.
However, despite his injury problems, the Brazilian midfielder made a positive impact in South London during his limited appearances for the Eagles.
Speaking to Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte, the midfielder was asked about his future ambitions and dreams potentially away from Selhurst Park but the midfielder wouldn’t be drawn into any talk of a move.
“One of my big dreams and that of my family was to play there (in England),” Franca said. “I’ve been able to provide assists, I’ve been the star of the match and I want to score my first goal in the Premier League for Palace.
“These are small dreams that I’m going to realise and there are big dreams too, which I’ll think about later. Let’s take it step by step.”
Franca’s start to life at Palace
As mentioned, the Brazilian has had a frustrating debut season in South London but has become somewhat of a fan favourite.
Back in February, during the early days of Oliver Glasner’s reign at Selhurst Park, Palace picked up a vital win against Burnley at Selhurst Park and the Austrian was full of praise for the 20-year-old.
“He had a big impact,” Glasner told the Evening Standard. “He showed confidence. I spoke with him this week that he’s excellent in one-on-one situations but he maybe didn’t take the one-on-one situations as often as he could.
“But he got an assist [and won a penalty]. This is his quality, this is nothing I did with him. It’s his credit.”
Franca will be hoping that next season goes much smoother than the previous campaign.
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