Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parished has admitted he is “surprised” at the lack of movement for Eberechi Eze over the summer.
The Eagles were set for a battle to keep hold of their biggest stars, with Michael Olise, Eze and Marc Guehi all attracting strong interest.
The former, of course, made a big move to Bayern Munich. However, Palace were able to hang on with the bottom two.
Guehi was the subject of multiple offers from Newcastle United, but Palace stood firm and kept their captain, at least for now.
Eze, for his part, was closely related to people like Liverpool and Tottenhamwith many Palace fans expecting the England international, who was part of the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 squad that reached the final, to leave Selhurst Park.
Parish “surprised” by the lack of movement of Crystal Palace star Eze
In the end, the Eze market did not go as expected; something that left Parish surprised given the quality of the player, who scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 27 Premier League appearances last season.
“I was very concerned from a club point of view to lose Michael and Ebbs in the same window and we didn’t have the interest in Ebbs that I thought we would have,” Parish said. Sky Sports News.
“I was surprised. Really surprised. I mean, the guy is just an outstanding football player, an outstanding person.”
Eze has already opened his account for this season, scoring a goal in both the Premier League and the EFL Cup. If he continues in this fashion, the 26-year-old is sure to attract more interest in January.
