That’s according to Foot Mercato, who say an unnamed Premier League side are ‘still very interested’ in the forward and ‘could go on the offensive’ for him in January.

They explain that Ekitike is currently ‘persona non grata’ at PSG, training without any hope of playing after the club made it clear they don’t want him.

He’s not a part of their project moving forwards and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Luis Campos did everything they could to get rid at the end of the summer window.

Crystal Palace, West Ham, Lens and even Eintracht Frankfurt ‘surveyed the field’ and considered a move but nothing came to fruition at the end of the window.

It was the latter who looked most likely as PSG tried to include him in the deal for Randal Kolo Muani, but they couldn’t get it over the line and Ekitike was left out in the cold.

He’s ‘patiently biding his time’ and waiting until the January transfer window which will ‘undoubtedly involve’ a departure.

His value has melted away because of his situation but his popularity has not and there is still a market for him, particularly among the clubs looking for a number nine.

Interest is certainly growing in the Premier League where a club ‘whose name has not been leaked’ are ‘still very interested’ in a deal and could make their move.

Foot Mercato refuse to name them, or simply cannot, but given they state both Crystal Palace and West Ham were keen in the summer earlier in their article it’s not a stretch to imagine it is one of them, particularly as it’s later claimed the English club are ‘still very interested’.

That would suggest it was one of the clubs who wanted a deal in the summer and those two were certainly the most linked.

Whether they can now get a deal over the line remains to be seen but the opportunity is there as PSG are desperate to work something out.

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That was explained by the recently retired player in an interview with ESPN Brasil, where he recalled the season he spent at Selhurst Park.

Mortiz joined Crystal Palace in 2012, after ending up out of contract with Chinese side Mersin IY. In his first and only year in London, they won the Championship and got the promotion to the Premier League. He now claims he had unique treatment from the club fans during his season there.

“I have three shirts behind me, the three main ones in my career, of all the clubs I’ve played for, I have three main ones, which are Fluminense, Avaí and Crystal Palace. And I have an enormous love for the club. Because no fans have ever embraced me as much, thrown me up so much, appreciated me as much as the Crystal Palace fans have,” André Mortiz told ESPN Brasil

The former midfielder also talked about what impressed him the most while at Crystal Palace. That’s how hard the players used to work at the club, and that changed his mentality for the rest of his career.

“I learnt that I’ve always been a professional, I’ve always enjoyed training. But in England, training was at 9am, I arrived at 8am and everyone was in the gym. I said: it’s not possible, tomorrow I’ll arrive at 7.30am. I arrived and half the team was already in the gym. I’d arrive at 7am to have breakfast, to go to the gym, and there were already people there. And when the training is over, there’s extra training.

“These guys have longevity in football because of their gift, of course, but more because of their commitment. And I learnt in England that you have to train, you have to give of yourself. That’s why the guys there, Jedinak, Zaha, to this day Joel Ward, who is the captain, was our right-back. He and I were even signed on the same day. I learnt about professionalism above all else, you have to respect the club, who’s paying your wages. So what do they expect from you? Professionalism.”

Mortiz left Crystal Palace for a transfer to Bolton in the summer of 2014. He also played for Pohang Steelers, Mumbai City, Buriram United, Denizlispor, Avaí, Londrina, Confiança and Hougang United until retiring at the start of this year.

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Journalist Jugurtha Ibersiene states that the player became a ‘priority’ for the African country’s FA.

A source close to the Crystal Palace winger told the reporter that he’s keen on playing for Algeria after realising he wouldn’t get a chance to play for England orFrance.

Algeria are not alone in that race, though, as Nigeria are ‘not giving up’ and ‘doing everything’ to convince the player to represent them instead.

Olise was born in London, but due to French citizenship, he represented Les Bleus at the U-18 and U-21 levels.

A chance in the first team was never given, though, and at the age of 21, it’s natural that he starts looking at the alternatives he has in international football due to his heritage.

A thigh injury has stopped Olise from playing for Crystal Palace this season so far. The club show optimism about his return, though, and it’s possible that he could be back in the team in a couple of weeks.

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That’s according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who says Textor is considering adding the Portuguese side to his group of clubs alongside Crystal Palace.

The journalist reports that Textor is ‘thinking of buying’ Estoril, who are currently bottom of Liga Portugal.

He reports that Textor has already travelled to Portugal to visit the club’s facilities as he eyes up a move to potentially help another of his club’s, Botafogo.

According to him the Portuguese law on ‘extra community players’ interests the American as he believes it could be used to help develop young players from Botafogo.

As yet there are no substantiative talks or anything of that nature regarding a takeover and it remains to be seen if he could agree a deal with current owner David Blitzer.

That is where Crystal Palace come into things, though, as Textor is a co-owner of the club with Blitzer and the likes of Steve Parish and Josh Harris. That means he has a relationship with the Estoril owner that he could take advantage of.

Crystal Palace are one of several clubs owned by the American, who also owns Botafogo, RWD Molenbeek and Lyon.

Infos #OL :
John Textor pense à racheter #Estoril, lanterne rouge de la #LigaPortugal. L’homme d’affaires s’est déjà déplacé au Portugal pour visiter les installations du club. La loi sur les extra-communautaires intéresse l’Américain dans la perspective du développement… pic.twitter.com/fBbWP8hLcA

— Sacha Tavolieri (@sachatavolieri) October 24, 2023

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On deadline day, claims from the French press stated that the Eagles had found an agreement with the striker but the Ligue 1 side weren’t interested in letting him leave on loan.

Fast forward to October and RMC Sport explain what lies ahead for Ekitiké, and they also point out Crystal Palace’s failure to secure his services.

It’s claimed the Paris club rejected loan offers with options to buy, including one from Roy Hodgson’s side, for the 21-year-old in the summer window.

RMC Sport say PSG’s decision to turn down Crystal Palace’s offer is ‘surprising’, especially since their proposal was ‘adequate’ as it included a €35m purchase option.

The French club’s desire was to send him to Eintracht Frankfurt as part of the operation for Randal Kolo Muani but that didn’t happen and the latter arrived at Parc des Princes on deadline day.

It’s said the ‘consequences are disastrous’ for Ekitiké who hasn’t played since coming off the bench against Lorient in August. Taking his current situation into account, RMC Sport indicate he could change clubs in the winter market.

On September 28th, Culture PSG stated Crystal Palace could look at the player in January, and the latest report from RMC Sport may come as a boost for the London club, as long as they are still keen to sign him.

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That’s according to Moi Celeste, who say the goalkeeper may now be drafted in by Rafa Benitez as he fights to turn things around and save his job.

They explain that when Celta decided to sign a goalkeeper in the summer there were many names they were looking at but the one who finally arrived was Guaita.

He had been released by Crystal Palace after a big falling out with the club and manager Roy Hodgson that culminated in him refusing to play at one stage.

Those ‘problems’ prevented him from training well in pre-season, so he arrived ‘very out of shape’ and thus wasn’t considered for selection.

However, Celta’s ‘pressing’ problems in defence, in that they’ve conceded a goal in all nine games so far and took their run of games without a clean sheet, which extends into last season, to 17 games, means there is need for change.

Current goalkeeper Iván Villar has not been impressive and Guaita would be the one they’ll turn to change things.

He is now fit and ready for selection after arriving from Crystal Palace unready, and the belief is that Benitez is now ‘seriously considering’ bringing him in to try and turn around his side’s defensive problems.

The belief is that the change could be positive for the team and change their direction, which has been downwards since Benitez’s arrival.

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The midfielder has been speaking after training with his country today, with comments relayed by Het Laatste Nieuws.

Mangala is likely to feature in both of Belgium’s games during this international break, having established himself as a key player under current manager Domenico Tedesco.

There had been a belief he could be set to miss out, though, having been replaced from Nottingham Forest’s recent 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace with seven minutes of the game remaining.

The fear was that he had suffered a potential injury but that did not appear to be the case when he still travelled to link up with Belgium this week.

He’s now been asked about his situation and insists his recent substitution was not due to any serious injury issue.

“I am 100% fit,” he said.

“I left the field last weekend due to cramps. Not due to an injury.”

All eyes will now be on how Mangala gets on during the international break and if he can get through it unscathed.

We’re sure if Steve Cooper and Nottingham Forest had their say then the midfielder, who has been a key player for them this season, wouldn’t have been travelling.

He has, though, and the hope will be that his cramp against Crystal Palace wasn’t the beginning of anything more serious down the line.

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Journalist Ignazio Genuardi reports that since Roy Hodgson is ‘not eternal’, the Eagles now watch the Portuguese boss’ situation.

The interest from the Premier League isn’t something new for Fonseca, as before Crystal Palace, West Ham United were also linked to him.

The rumour showed up last summer, and Genuardi points out the coach ‘remains popular’ among English clubs. West Ham don’t seem to have a need to identify managerial options any longer, with David Moyes starting the season well.

Crystal Palace have been looking fine in the Premier League, with 12 points after eight fixtures, and currently stand in ninth place.

That means Hodgson’s position doesn’t seem to be in danger, and the option to sign Fonseca would be if the manager decided to call it a day, potentially at the end of the season.

Following jobs at Porto, Paços Ferreira, Braga, Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma, Fonseca arrived at Lille in the summer of 2022.

After 53 matches in charge of the French side, he has 26 wins, 15 draws and 12 losses. They finished fifth in Ligue 1 last season, and are in 7th this season so far.

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The 25-year-old never made an appearance for the Ligue 1 side’s first team after spending five years in their youth system. PSG sent him out on loan to Toulouse and Celtic before his move to Celtic Park was made permanent in 2018.

Speaking to Téléfoot, relayed by RMC Sport, the Crystal Palace star was honest when talking about of his hopes of representing the Paris club at some stage in his career.

“I have always kept this link with PSG. When I started football, my dream was to play for PSG, and to score at the Parc des Princes… Why not one day?” he said.

The Premier League side signed the frontman from the Scottish club in 2021 and he has featured regularly for them, making 76 appearances so far. He’s started this season on a bright note by scoring five goals in eight games.

Édouard remains hopeful that he can continue his good run for Crystal Palace in order to fulfil another dream, of representing France. He has played for France U17s to U21s but hasn’t yet received a call up from the senior team.

“It’s something big. Playing for the France A team is one of my goals,” Édouard explained.

The Eagles attacker was born in French Guiana and that makes him eligible to represent them on the international stage.

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The likes of Crystal Palace and West Ham were said to be trying to sign the 21-year-old, who was returning to PSG following a loan at Stade Reims, but couldn’t succeed in their task.

Now as Culture PSG features a story on Ekitike’s future, they show that the striker may soon be off from the French club.

The original information actually came from journalist Loic Tanzi, who, on Twitter, was asked about the striker, who only has only played eight minutes so far this season. There, the reporter claimed that a ‘solution’ for him is being worked on for January.

Culture PSG then recalls that Ekitike had been eager to move to England, where Crystal Palace and West Ham spoke to him during the summer window.

The outlet then wonders if those clubs will ‘still be motivated’ to make new attempts in the January market.

Ekitike is currently valued by Transfermarkt at €20m, but with his current situation, Crystal Palace and West Ham could, perhaps, work for a better deal.

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