EXCLUSIVE: Crystal Palace brace for Olise and Eze departures with move for Arsenal winger

Steve Kay

3 May 2024 13:30 BST
2 min read

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is proactively prepared for the possibility of star players Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise departing in the summer by expressing interest in Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson, FootballTransfers has been told.

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Nelson is high on the list for the Eagles as a replacement for Eze or Olise, if either player were to depart Selhurst Park at the end of the season.

Both Palace stars have been linked with moves away from the club in the summer transfer window but it’s not clear whether both are certain to leave.

According to sources, Arsenal would want around £30 million for Nelson, who is also liked by Palace rivals Brighton.

The Gunners academy star was not even called up to the squad for the North London Derby last week, which ended up a 3-2 win to Mikel Arteta’s men.

We are told that the odds are in favour Nelson moving away from the Emirates at the end of the current Premier League season.

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How many games has Reiss Nelson played for Arsenal?

The 24-year-old is yet to start a Premier League match this season, and has made just 24 appearances across all competition, making for a grand total of just 654 minutes for the first team.

Reiss has been at Arsenal for 16 years, having progressed through the youth ranks at Hale End before making his first-team debut at the age of 17, playing in the 2017 Community Shield.

Across six campaigns for the Gunners, he has played 89 games and scored eight goals in that time.

Nelson also spent the 2018-19 campaign with Bundesliga outfit Hoffenhiem, where he played 23 league games and scored seven goals.

FootballTransfers’ Estimated Transfer Value algorithm ranks Nelson at €8.2m - while his contract is up at Arsenal in 2027.