Many Crystal Palace fans have flocked to a tweet from Eagles news Twitter account @cpfc_xtra which has relayed The Independent’s claim that Palace are ‘considering a move’ for Mainz centre-forward Jean-Philippe Mateta.
The 6’3” attacker has scored 10 goals in his 17 appearances for Mainz in all competitions this term, which is more goals than any Eagles player has scored thus far in the 2020/21 campaign.
It’s claimed that the Bundesliga side ‘would demand a sizeable fee’ for the 23-year-old if they were to sell him, with the Frenchman currently valued at £13.5m, per Transfermarkt, with over two years remaining on his Mainz contract.
So, how have these Crystal Palace fans been reacting to this transfer news?
Many fans of the south London club replied to this tweet to share excitement over this transfer claim, indicating that they’d like to see Mateta lining up at Selhurst Park in the future.
“Please, he is such a baller”
“Him and Ozan Tufan would be an upgrade”
“Would be amazing”
“Would definitely take that for the right price”
“Yersssssssss”
“I am begging”
“Pleeeeeease”
Do you want Mateta at Crystal Palace?
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In other news, many Crystal Palace fans bashed Andros Townsend over his performance versus Manchester City.
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