Without knowing the exact terms of the loan it would be hard to answer with confidence.

We believe that Chelsea cannot recall him until the end of the season now as he has played a certain number of games which appeared to be the only grounds they had to recall him.

If that is true then he is our player on loan until the end of the season.

Could Chelsea reach an agreement with Newcastle or even PSG prior to the end of the season to sell him? Yes they can - he is their player and I'm sure it happens all the time.

There may be other reasons for them to recall him early that we are unaware of but hopefully not.

He would also have some say in the matter I would imagine.

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Yes i reckon you are right , made up click bait ! why would he want to put the best season he has had in jepordy for the sake of a big money move, i dont think he is that kind of lad , he would rather play for less and feel the love . My only concern about him is how long can he keep up playing at the tempo he plays at before a major injury or burnout .

NGL if we decide to go for another CB for experience I wouldn't say no to Phil Jones on a short term deal. He's put in a great shift for United today, now his knee is finally fixed, and could help the younger defenders like Guehi.

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Yeah it'd be more of a loan (can see United preferring one for the moment while they try to get an actual functioning defense together themselves) but he seems to have finally managed to fix that knee problem which put him out for years.

Milkshakes Against Fascism

Click bait and SSN are saying we won't be signing anyone this window, I am not counting youngsters in this statement.

I am not surprised or unduly upset we are now in a position that we don't need to panic, the better run clubs tend to do their business in the summer anyway.

I suspect that if the right player is available and the numbers make sense we would sign them but if the Arsenal kid or Juve are asking too much money there is not need to panic.

It's time players and agents learned that palace are not a soft touch desperate to sign anyone.

One more point

For me, the January window is useful mainly to address only pressing, short-term needs. In other words, to bring in urgent help if you're mired in a relegation struggle or chasing a title, a top-four position, or promotion. This year, finally, we have no such needs. We're not going down, Europe in 6th place is a possibility though not overly likely so our season really boils down the FA Cup. And I don't think you can sign players, most of whom would already be cup-tied after the third round anyway, for a knockout tournament. We also have a fairly over-stocked (if not with the preferred level of quality) squad with a lot of young players seemingly about to come through. So standing still is fine; it makes sense to keep our powder dry for the summer when we can offload as well as bring in.

My guess is we may be do something in this window but we won't pursue anything aggressively. If the right player, one that Vieira wants and who fits in with how he's trying to build the team, becomes available then we'll take him (Ramsay may be an example of this) but we won't go overboard to recruit anyone. It'll be more of a case of someone who fits falling into our lap. More likely, I think there are a range of fringe players who we'd sell if the right offer came in (Jairo, Kelly, even Luka).

For me, the most likely deal would have been a new forward with Mateta moving out but the truth is, with a run of games finally under his belt and beginning to make an impact, that's seeming less likely by the week. A month ago, "anyone's better than Mateta" might have been a defensible argument but suddenly that's no longer the case. Other than the possibility of Ramsay coming in (if Juventus offer us a favourable deal and if the player wants to come to Palace), my guess is that we'll stand still in this window. Which is probably the right thing to do.

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