I’ve just watched Roy’s post Seville press conference.
He says there’s a ‘slight doubt’ about Olise’s future and that ‘clubs are circling.’
He also doesn’t like the idea of going without ‘two of the best wingers in the league ‘ without Zaha and Olise and that there will be a fight on to keep Olise.

More broadly he says that the team have lost a number of senior players since last season and have only brought in one in Lerma, and that there is insufficient depth to the squad meaning that the chairman and DOF ‘have work to do’ before the end of August to rectify this.

My take from this is that we will try and keep Olise , probably with an enhanced contract , and there are likely to be a few new arrivals .

Off the back of watching the Sevilla 'friendly' we desperately need to hang onto Olise or risk turning into a one trick pony... again.

Eze was majestic and I really do hope we tie him down but fear the reported offer made to Wilf may have set a dangerous precedent.

In the current market I think they are both worth £100k+ a week and sincerely hope if they do have a buy out clause, its north of £70m.

Improved terms like that, may keep them both at Palace for at least a couple of more years... Or is that wishful thinking?

Glass half full.

It doesn't sound too far off the price another 10 mill might get it over the line i reckon . What did Palace pay for him 8 mill 42 mill profit not bad , it would get alot of the new stand built . id still rather keep him for another season . [Link]

Wrong thread . . .

Edited by eagleman13 (01 Aug 2023 10.39am)

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I don't want to piss people off but putting this altogether, it looks like Olise does have a release clause and we're trying to negotiate a new contract to keep him. Just looks like that when you consider it all.

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