"France forward Jean-Philippe Mateta has told Crystal Palace he wants to leave the club, sources confirmed to ESPN. The 28-year-old still has 18 months left on his current deal at Selhurst Park. - Premier League January transfers: All confirmed ins, outs for every club While Juventus have expressed interested in the former Mainz player, they failed to meet Palace's asking price of around £40 million ($54m), sources said. Aston Villa are among a number of other clubs interested."
"It has been a turbulent January for last season's FA Cup winners. The Eagles crashed out of this year's competition in the third round to non-league Macclesfield and were then rocked by the news manager Oliver Glasner was set to leave at the end of his contract in the summer. That was swiftly followed by the departure of captain Marc Guéhi to Manchester City."
"Following his side's Premier League defeat at Sunderland on Saturday, Glasner -- who also saw star midfielder Eberechi Eze transferred to Arsenal in late August -- launched a scathing attack on the Selhurst Park hierarchy, claiming it felt like the team was "being abandoned" with "no support" from above. Palace -- who have not won in the league since Dec. 7, but are through to the playoff round in the Conference League -- host Chelsea on Sunday."
Jean-Philippe Mateta has told Crystal Palace he wants to leave despite having 18 months remaining on his contract. Juventus expressed interest but did not meet Palace's asking price of around £40 million, with Aston Villa and others also linked. Mateta has two goals in three appearances for France since his debut and has scored eight Premier League goals for Palace this season. Crystal Palace have endured a turbulent January, including an FA Cup exit to non-league Macclesfield, manager Oliver Glasner indicating he will leave, and the sale of captain Marc Guéhi to Manchester City. The club have not won in the league since Dec. 7 and will host Chelsea while remaining in the Conference League playoff round.
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