Crystal Palace seal £48m Strand Larsen deal after Mateta’s Milan move collapses

Feb 2, 2026 - 22:00
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Crystal Palace seal £48m Strand Larsen deal after Mateta’s Milan move collapses
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Jean-Philippe Mateta will be reintegrated into Crystal Palace’s squad after the France striker’s deadline-day move to Milan collapsed but he faces competition for his place from new club record signing Jørgen Strand Larsen.

The Norway striker’s move from Wolves was confirmed just before Monday’s 7pm deadline for an initial £43m plus £5m in bonuses, with Palace having already broken their transfer record this month in signing Brennan Johnson from Tottenham for £35m. But having been at the centre of a dramatic deadline day in the summer when chair Steve Parish pulled the plug on Marc Guéhi’s proposed move to Liverpool, it was another chaotic 24 hours in south London as Mateta attempted to seal his move to Milan. Continue reading...

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