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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans react to Maitland-Niles interest"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2021-04-21T11:10:08Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans react to Maitland-Niles interest

**Crystal Palace and Leeds United are thought to be interested in Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles ahead of the summer window.**

And, as to be expected, plenty of Palace fans have been giving their thoughts to the club’s reported interest in the 23-year-old on social media.

[The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ainsley-maitland-niles-arsenal-transfer-23938338) claim that Palace are the latest club to show an interest in Maitland-Niles, who has impressed out on loan at West Brom in recent months.

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He’s made [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ainsley-maitland-niles/leistungsdaten/spieler/285845) appearances for the Baggies, with Sam Allardyce’s side [winning three, drawing three and losing three with the Arsenal man in the starting line-up](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ainsley-maitland-niles/leistungsdaten/spieler/285845).

Leeds have been watching developments closely, with the [report](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ainsley-maitland-niles-arsenal-transfer-23938338) suggesting the Gunners may decide to cash in on the [versatile](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ainsley-maitland-niles/profil/spieler/285845) ace over the coming months.

Maitland-Niles, on [£48,000-a-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/ainsley-maitland-niles/), still has [over two years remaining on his Emirates deal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ainsley-maitland-niles/profil/spieler/285845) and is valued at £16.2m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ainsley-maitland-niles/profil/spieler/285845).

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### Palace fans react

[@cpfc\_xtra](https://twitter.com/cpfc_xtra/status/1384192938960310290?s=21) shared the report on Monday evening. This is what these Palace fans had to say in reply, with many seemingly keen for a deal to materialise.

**“I beg”**

[Credit: @RRcpfc](https://twitter.com/RRcpfc/status/1384195944216858637)

**“A young home-grown utility player? I’m all for the east London Schlupp”**

[Credit: @acjonesy1](https://twitter.com/acjonesy1/status/1384525216567730176)

**“Yes please!”**

[Credit: @deanmiles23](https://twitter.com/deanmiles23/status/1384194503796355079)

**“On the cheap or for loan and we should be all over this. Can play LWB/RWB and CM”**

[Credit: @ReeceJMT](https://twitter.com/ReeceJMT/status/1384193045793447938)

**“all over plz plz plz”**

[Credit: @luiscpfc](https://twitter.com/luiscpfc/status/1384195711625875467)

**“I’ll take it”**

[Credit: @TheEagleDC](https://twitter.com/TheEagleDC/status/1384274784813387776)

***In other news: Fresh Eddie Howe to Crystal Palace update emerges, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-fresh-eddie-howe-update-emerges/).***