"I don't agree at all with the way Mateta has gone about things, Brown told Football Insider. He's been making noise about how much he wants to be paid, which clubs are interested, all of that forgetting that Crystal Palace are the reason he's in this position. It's nothing we haven't seen before, but in my experience, it doesn't go down well with the squad."
"He refused to play against Nottingham Forest, saying his head wasn't in the right place, and there have been suggestions he's not been training either, that can have an impact on the squad. From what I hear, some of the stronger players in that dressing room are unhappy with him. There are some good lads in that dressing room, so I'm not surprised. They'll say, you've made your bed, you'll have to lie in it."
Jean-Philippe Mateta pushed to leave Crystal Palace with AC Milan leading the race to sign him. A knee injury prevented the transfer and left him remaining at Palace with an uncertain future and possible surgery looming. Several teammates are unhappy after Mateta publicly demanded higher wages, named interested clubs, refused to play against Nottingham Forest saying his head was not in the right place, and reportedly missed training. Strong dressing-room figures resent his behaviour and emphasise that other players are committed to playing for Crystal Palace. Palace have signed Strand Larsen, which may make Mateta's return to the first team more difficult.
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