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title: "Exclusive: La Liga expert tips Crystal Palace target Moncayola to remain at Osasuna"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-06-19T19:00:38Z"
modified: "2021-06-19T19:00:38Z"
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# Exclusive: La Liga expert tips Crystal Palace target Moncayola to remain at Osasuna

**Crystal Palace target Jon Moncayola is unlikely to leave Osasuna this summer, La Liga expert Euan McTear has told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/).**

Moncayola is reportedly on Palace’s shopping list, with AS ([via Football FanCast](https://www.footballfancast.com/crystal-palace-transfer-rumours/crystal-palace-must-swoop-for-jon-moncayola)) claiming last month that the south London club could make a move for him this transfer window.

The 23-year-old midfielder was one of Osasuna’s standout players in La Liga last season. He finished the campaign with the best pass success rate (81.7%) in Jagoba Arrasate’s squad and also averaged 1.7 tackles per game, only bettered by Raul Navas’ average of three ([via WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/131/Show/Spain-Osasuna)).

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McTear, however, cannot see Moncayola moving to England this summer after [he signed a 10-year contract](https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-spain-osa-idUKKCN2DK0W2) earlier this month.

*“He’s signed a 10-year contract to 2031, which is… I’ve never seen anything like that,”* the Spanish football expert said. *“That kind of tells me he’s not moving this summer.*

*“I mean, 22 million release clause, I think they made it low enough that if someone comes, he could still leave before the 10 years. But I don’t imagine him signing a 10-year contract, announcing that to the fans and then disappearing.*

*“He’s been really good for Osasuna. He’s very different to your normal kind of northern Spanish, tough, battling midfielder. He’s a bit more technical than what they’re used to.”*

Considering all of that, Moncayola does look like he would be a good signing for Palace this transfer window.

However, given the small problem of that 10-year contract, even with that release clause, it is hard to imagine the Spaniard leaving the El Sadar Stadium anytime soon.