Wolves join Crystal Palace in line of Premier League clubs eyeing Millwall January transfer raid
Millwall could be bracing for Premier League transfer interest in centre-back Japhet Tanganga this January as Alex Neil takes the hot seat at The Den.
Rising star Romain Esse is known to be a target for Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest but those are not the only two Premier League clubs sniffing around The Den following the upheaval of an unexpected managerial change. Former Spurs defender Tanganga has now been linked with a top flight switch.
The Express reports that struggling Wolves are ‘weighing up a bid’ for the player who arrived on a free transfer this summer. Bundesliga side RB Leipzig are also named as potential suitors.
It’s fair to say that Malcom Ebiowei’s time on loan at Oxford United hasn’t gone as anyone would have liked so far.
The Crystal Palace loanee has played just 64 minutes of Championship football since moving to the Kassam Stadium in the summer, and he hasn’t made a matchday squad since the middle of November.
Des Buckingham, the man who brought Ebiowei to Oxford United, was sacked in December, but that hasn’t changed things for the 21-year-old, and he’s yet to make a matchday squad under new boss Gary Rowett either.
Given his lack of playing time at the Kassam Stadium, it’s been reported by the South London Press that he will be recalled by parent club Palace when the transfer window opens.
With that in mind, using Capology we’ve taken a look at just how much Ebiowei is earning amid his potential Crystal Palace recall.
Malcolm Ebiowei’s weekly wage at Oxford United
It must be stressed that for this information we are using Capology, and while it’s not always 100% factual, it provides us with an excellent insight into player wages.
According to Oxford United’s Capology page, Ebiowei is the club’s sixth highest-earner this season, earning a weekly wage of £10,000.
It remains to be seen whether his wages are being split between Oxford and Palace, but it remains a significant outlay for the Yellows for a player who has barely featured this season.
Perhaps, as you’d expect for a newly promoted side, Oxford have one of the lowest wage bills in the division, with only the likes of Portsmouth, QPR and Plymouth Argyle below them in terms of how much is being spent on their squad, so the chance to free up Ebiowei’s wages could allow them to strengthen in January.
With it looking likely that Ebiowei will be recalled in January, it frees up a loan spot for Oxford to use, and Rowett will be looking to bring in a player that will feature more regularly and perhaps isn’t such a high earner.
