Oliver Glasner has responded to the rumours linking Chelsea outcast Raheem Sterling with a surprise transfer to Crystal Palace.
Sterling is one in every of several players who haven’t any future at Stamford Bridge, however the veteran England international is struggling to search out a brand new club.
The 30-year-old’s stock has fallen dramatically since leaving Manchester City for Chelsea in a £47.5million move three years ago, while a disastrous loan spell at Arsenal last season only made things worse.
Juventus have been linked with the winger but it surely is alleged he would like to remain within the Premier League and desires to stay in London where his family are settled.
Palace are amongst three capital clubs linked along with his services, though Sterling’s £325,000-per-week wages and £20million price tag would complicate any transfer.
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Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield clash against Liverpool, Glasner admitted he would really like to sign a brand new forward before the transfer window closes.
The Palace manager had criticised the club for his or her lack of transfer activity earlier in the summertime and did so again, saying: ‘We’re quite passive.
‘We replaced Matt Turner with Walter Benitez and Ben Chilwell with Borna Sosa. It’s good to have them within the constructing [but] we now have so as to add a number of players to be ready for the competition.
‘If we would like to be competitive we want players with quality. That is what we now have to do in the subsequent three weeks. We’ve to act.
‘If we would like to play in 4 competitions, climb the Premier League table and reproduce success again it’s just what you’ve gotten to do. Everyone knows this. It helps if players are in early once you start pre-season because you’ve gotten time to coach.
‘We definitely need two more players. One on the back, one in attack. We’ve good numbers, good quality, good competition. Difficult players for the highest level is what we want.’
Glasner was then asked specifically if there was anything within the rumours linking Sterling with Selhurst Park, to which the Austrian bluntly replied: ‘Nothing.’
While the forward only managed one goal in 28 appearances for the Gunners last season, he still has a robust status from his time at City where he won 4 Premier League titles.
Oliver Glasner gives update on Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi’s Crystal Palace futures
Palace have also been strongly linked with selling two of their best players: captain Marc Guehi and FA Cup final hero Eberechi Eze.
Liverpool and Newcastle are set to battle it out for Guehi, while Arsenal are very excited about signing Eze who has a £68m release clause.
But Glasner says the players haven’t been distracted by the transfer gossip and can each be at Wembley, adding: ‘He [Eze] will play on Sunday definitely. Marc as well, Marc will captain the team.
‘It’s a part of success. When you are a successful, the players perform thoroughly after which possibly larger clubs are excited about your players. We had this last yr with Michael [Olise, who joined Bayern Munich].
It just shows that we now have great players within the squad. Highly-talented players who did rather well for Crystal Palace after which it’s normal there are rumours, speculation.
‘But in case you watch the training sessions they’re 100 per cent focused on Crystal Palace. We are going to see what happens.’
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