Crystal Palace consider Jean-Philippe Mateta January U-turn after upturn in striker’s fortunes

Jack Rosser @JackRosser_17 January 2022

Crystal Palace are reconsidering their decision to potentially allow Jean-Philippe Mateta to leave the club this month.

There is interest in the striker from his homeland France in a loan deal until the end of the season, but a recent upturn in form may see him stay at Selhurst Park.

Mateta has two goals in his last four games across all competitions and was turned to by manager Patrick Vieira ahead of Burnley target Christian Benteke during the 1-1 draw with Brighton, playing a role in Conor Gallagher's fine goal.

Following Friday's meeting with their rivals, Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish met with Mateta at the Amex Stadium to congratulate him on his recent performances in a show of faith from the club.

Mateta is currently on loan at Palace from German side Mainz, with the two clubs in talks over whether the 24-year-old will make a permanent switch to south London.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in