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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans react to Jesurun Rak-Sakyi call-up"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-jesurun-rak-sakyi-call-up/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-09-02T10:05:57Z"
modified: "2021-09-02T10:05:57Z"
---

# Crystal Palace: Fans react to Jesurun Rak-Sakyi call-up

**Crystal Palace midfielder Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has been called up to England’s Under-20 squad.**

[Matt Woosnam](https://twitter.com/MattWoosie/status/1433027748096790528), Palace’s reporter for The Athletic, shared the news, which, as to be expected, had plenty of Eagles fans talking on social media.

Rak-Sakyi only signed his first [professional](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/academy/jesurun-rak-sakyi-signs-professional-deal/2021-04-12/) deal at Selhurst Park back in April but has since been handed a first-team [debut](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/jesurun-rak-sakyi-receives-first-21458976) by new boss Patrick Vieira.

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The 18-year-old came on against [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/jesurun-rak-sakyi-receives-first-21458976) last month for his maiden competitive appearance in Palace’s first-team and has now been called up by England Under-20 boss Andy Edwards.

Rak-Sakyi got the nod after Everton’s [Anthony Gordon](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/jesurun-rak-sakyi-receives-first-21458976) pulled out of the squad and he will now be hoping to feature against Romania at St George’s Park [next week](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/jesurun-rak-sakyi-receives-first-21458976).

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### Palace fans react

[Woosnam](https://twitter.com/MattWoosie/status/1433027748096790528) posted the news regarding Rak-Sakyi on Twitter on Wednesday lunchtime.

This is what these Palace supporters had to say in reply, with many delighted for the youngster and one describing it as ‘brilliant news’.

**“Quality go on the boy!”**

[Credit: @tyrickmitch](https://twitter.com/tyrickmitch/status/1433036168208293890)

**“Brilliant news, deserved too!”**

[Credit: @cpfcames](https://twitter.com/cpfcames/status/1433032110542135302)

**“Great news well deserved”**

[Credit: @mandyswagsta](https://twitter.com/mandyswagsta/status/1433040395273973762)

**“Mad”**

[Credit: @CPFC\_Trigs](https://twitter.com/CPFC_Trigs/status/1433038174616440832)

**“Yeeesssss!!!”**

[Credit: @alex\_westry](https://twitter.com/alex_westry/status/1433069661113909248)

**“This is sick”**

[Credit: @JoshuaCPFC](https://twitter.com/JoshuaCPFC/status/1433054283113566214)

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