Transfer reporter Ben Jacobs recommended “keeping an eye on Liverpool” regarding a potential move for a Premier League player in 2024.
According to ESPN, the Reds are interested in Michael Olise, with the Crystal Palace winger also linked with Chelsea and Manchester United.
Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, Jacobs does not expect the 22-year-old to leave Selhurst Park this month, but can envisage a transfer in the summer once a higher release clause is triggered.
The journalist said: “I don’t see anyone getting (or even necessarily trying) to sign Michael Olise in this window, but there could well be a battle for his signature during the summer when a release clause in his new contract comes into effect. .
“The clause is higher than the old, complicated £35m clause that Chelsea tried to activate over the summer just to see Olise sign a new contract. It’s too early to say if Chelsea will return, but I’d keep an eye on Liverpool and Manchester United.
“Olise is having an excellent season so far and a departure from Palace in the summer could be a real possibility because he wants to play European football. “The extension at Palace was not necessarily signed to stay long-term but to protect all parties and increase the release clause because the previous one was set as a bargain.”
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The Palace winger has been tipped in some quarters as a possible long-term successor to Mo Salah at Liverpool, with both players typically lining up on the right flank.
The 22-year-old has been in top form, with four goals and an assist in his last four Premier League games, taking his tally for the season to five goals in just 675 minutes on the pitch (one every 135 minutes ). ).
Jacobs’ point about Olise pursuing European football is pertinent as the Eagles are highly unlikely to grant him that ambition in 2024 unless they succeed in the FA Cup. That could work in Liverpool’s favor given that there is also a chance (albeit a much smaller one) of both United and Chelsea missing out on Europe as well.
It has been claimed that the Reds would be willing to pay up to £60m for the Frenchman, which is a big jump on the £35m release clause the journalist mentioned, but the ideal would be to sign the winger for a fee at some point. between those two figures.
If his suitors from Manchester and west London continue to fail, Premier League leaders LFC could well emerge as the favorites for the talented Palace attacker. At least we shouldn’t have any difficulty offering him European football next season, if we make the move in the summer!
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