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 In a whirlwind last few hours for the 15th-place Crystal Palace, the club has seen both 28-year-old striker Jean-Philippe Mateta's £30M move to Italian giants AC Milan be halted thanks to issues with Mateta's medical, while also welcoming former Wolverhampton striker Jørgen Strand Larsen, who was recently acquired for €49.70M.  Strand Larsen's new home View this post on Instagram A post shared by Crystal Palace Football Club (@cpfc)  "I think that we are a perfect match," quoted the Norwegian striker to Palace media in an in-house interview Monday afternoon , when asked about the fit between him and manager Oliver Glasner.  After a loan spell last season to Wolves, which saw Larsen notch 14 goals and five assists in 38 games, Wolverhampton opened their pocketbook for a €27.00M transfer from Spanish club Celta Vigo ahead of the campaign. So far this season, Larsen has tallied six goals and two assists for a struggling Wolves side that is c...

Chelsea and English winger Raheem Sterling have officially parted ways,A tumultuous post-City career The four-time Premier League-winning winger left Manchester City in July of 2022 after Chelsea bought the now-31-year-old for €56.20M .  During his time with the West London club, Sterling made 81 appearances, scoring 19 goals, but he never properly found his footing in a club that had seen €630.25M worth of players be brought into the club. From the beginning of 2022 until the end of the 2023 Winter transfer window. A loan spell in an attempt to get back on the pitch Following a 2023/24 season that saw the winger notch a productive 18 goals and assists in 43 games , Sterling was reportedly told he was not involved in new manager Enzo Maresca's plans . Sterling then sealed a deadline loan move to Arsenal in Summer 2024. Sterling played in just 28 games for the Gunners last season, where he compiled just six goal contributions across the season, never truly recovering his prior ...

When Tammy Abraham joined Aston Villa back in late August 2018, the English striker made an impact Villians would cherish as his 26 goals and three assists throughout his 40 matches led the way in Villa’s promotion-winning season to get the club back to England’s top flight. Following Abraham’s breakout season, he was then thrust right back to the Premier League, where his career has seen numerous highs and lows across stints at Chelsea, Roma, Milan, and most recently, Beşiktaş. Abraham has since notched 90 goals in 269 appearances , including 13 goals in his 26 games with the Turkish giants. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tammy Abraham (@tammyabraham) A homecoming for Abraham Earlier today, it was announced that Beşiktaş had sold Abraham to Villa for a €21.00M fee , in a move that now adds depth to a core that was solely spearheaded by 30-year-old Ollie Watkins, who has compiled eight goals and one assist in his 23 matches for the third-place side. “...