""We need every single player at their best and JP [Mateta] isn't at his best right now with all the noise that happens. "It can be football noise, but if someone has private issues where they can't focus on football, then it makes no sense to play. "He can't help the team and perform at his top level. We decided it is better not to play him.""
""It is nothing to do right now with the transfers. He is not in the [right] place," Glasner said. "To play makes no sense. We have to protect the team and I have to protect him. "That is why he will not travel with us to Nottingham.""
Jean-Philippe Mateta is being linked with AC Milan and Nottingham Forest, with Crystal Palace reportedly seeking around £40m after rejecting a £35m offer. Manager Oliver Glasner confirmed Mateta will not travel to the City Ground because he is not in the right place to play and cannot perform at his top level amid intense noise and speculation. Mateta is Palace's top scorer this season with eight Premier League goals and indicated a desire to leave in January. Palace sit 15th, have sold captain Marc Guehi to Manchester City, and are working to bolster the squad before the transfer deadline.
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