Palace set to sign Olise replacement who’s the 6th highest earner in the PL after deal with Man United Was Reached
Unfortunately, the side effect of playing such brilliant football is that teams start to look at your best players, and that’s no different for the Eagles.
Michael Olise, one of the most exciting wingers in the entire league, let alone at Palace, has consistently been touted for a move away over the last few weeks.
While he would be a huge loss, Steve Parish and Co might be able to bring in a perfect replacement, at least based on recent reports.
Crystal Palace transfer news
According to a recent report from Graeme Bailey, Raheem Sterling’s name has been brought up in conversations between Palace and Chelsea over the potential transfer of Olise.
The report does not mention whether it would be a straight swap deal or a Sterling plush cash offer, but considering the Frenchman has a release clause worth £60m in his contract and the Englishman is valued at around €40m – £34m – by the CIES Football Observatory, it would likely be the latter.
It might not be so straightforward for the Eagles, though. The report mentions West Ham United as another interested party, as well as teams from Turkey and Saudi Arabia, although the winger has supposedly turned down a move to either of those leagues.
Couple that with his wages and things do seem unlikely. The winger currently takes home £325k-per-week, making him the sixth-highest earner in the whole Premier League.
It might not necessarily be a transfer that goes down well with fans to begin with, but if Parish and Co can bring in Sterling plus a sizeable fee for the 22-year-old, this could be a fantastic transfer, as the former Manchester City man has shown his quality in the past.
Why Sterling would be a good replacement
So, the first reason Sterling would be a great player to replace Olise is simple: his track record is remarkable.
In 549 games of senior football across his career, the 82-capped England international has scored 173 goals and provided 103 assists, meaning he has averaged a goal involvement every 1.9 games for his entire career.
In comparison, the former Reading gem has scored 23 goals and provided 39 assists in 163 games of senior football, which equates to a goal involvement on average every 2.6 games.
The second reason why the former Liverpool gem would be a great replacement is his versatility.
Based on his career thus far, he would be able to fill in on the right in place of the Frenchman, on the left in place of Eberechi Eze, and even down the middle at times if Glasner wanted a different outlet for some games.
