Trents
Stuart Pearce
£50mil 
He good but I'm glad we haven't been willing to pay that.
He good but I'm glad we haven't been willing to pay that.
Jorgen Strand Larsen (BUPA)
- Thread starter Bob Fossil
- Start date
Est.1865
Destination Europe
Slight backtracking
Crystal Palace are close to agreeing a £50m deal with Wolves for Jorgen Strand Larsen.
The package being discussed is understood to include a £45m guaranteed fee and £5m in add-ons.
Advanced negotiations are ongoing and no formal bid has been lodged but one is expected.
Sky Sports News understands Palace are looking to sign Strand Larsen regardless of what happens with Jean-Philippe Mateta's future.
Palace will only sell Mateta if his £40m valuation is met and they are happy to have both players in their squad.
Leeds remain interested in Strand Larsen and have also been expected to make another bid before the deadline after seeing their first one rejected.
Palace close to agreeing £50m deal to sign Strand Larsen
Latest from Sky Sports News' Lyall Thomas, James Savundra and Kaveh Solhekol:Crystal Palace are close to agreeing a £50m deal with Wolves for Jorgen Strand Larsen.
The package being discussed is understood to include a £45m guaranteed fee and £5m in add-ons.
Advanced negotiations are ongoing and no formal bid has been lodged but one is expected.
Sky Sports News understands Palace are looking to sign Strand Larsen regardless of what happens with Jean-Philippe Mateta's future.
Palace will only sell Mateta if his £40m valuation is met and they are happy to have both players in their squad.
Leeds remain interested in Strand Larsen and have also been expected to make another bid before the deadline after seeing their first one rejected.
Listen 'ere young man
Stuart Pearce
JSL 50m
Brennan 35m
Nketia 35m
Evanilson 40m
There aren't many Prem proven strikers around, Man U have wasted 70m+ on countless players, Gycores shows every one is a risk.
40m for Mateta is a snip. I hope we aren't dragging our feet over 5m.
Brennan 35m
Nketia 35m
Evanilson 40m
There aren't many Prem proven strikers around, Man U have wasted 70m+ on countless players, Gycores shows every one is a risk.
40m for Mateta is a snip. I hope we aren't dragging our feet over 5m.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Fully agree
We all know prices have gone up a lot over the past few years.
£35m for a proven PL striker is a good deal, much like us paying £15m for Wood a few years ago despite the protestations. Wood would have gone for double that at today's prices.
DapperDan
Steve Chettle
I doubt we are, he is probably just waiting to see if any better offers come in.
Osiris
Geoff Thomas
I'm not sure what people are expecting for a proven Premierl League striker in the January transfer window
£40m seems like very good business to me
Get it done Forest
incapable hulk
Best served cold
Arteta didn't want him which is probably another reason he's not done well there. Sesko was the player Arteta actually wanted but the not Edu sporting director there wanted Gyokeres instead.
JonnoSnr
Jack Armstrong
If Marinakis wants this to happen then it's as good as done.
The key is whether Mateta is prepared to make what could be seen, at least in footballing terms, as a sideways move. Money will play a part of course especially at his age but if someone bigger/richer comes in then it might not.
Even if he does sign I think there'll be a gentleman's agreement that he signs after the deadline for the Sunday game.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Continuing on from @Listen 'ere young man
Nketiah £35m
Strand Larsen £50m
Guessand £35m
Fulkrug £30m
Barry £30m
Beto £30m
Evanilson £40m
Igor Thiago £35m - although having a good season
Rutter £45m
Broja £20m
Kostoulas £35m
Are any of these better than Mateta? I would say no, and if you do think they are better, you would absolutely take them here.
Nketiah £35m
Strand Larsen £50m
Guessand £35m
Fulkrug £30m
Barry £30m
Beto £30m
Evanilson £40m
Igor Thiago £35m - although having a good season
Rutter £45m
Broja £20m
Kostoulas £35m
Are any of these better than Mateta? I would say no, and if you do think they are better, you would absolutely take them here.
Sounds like this Edu character has absolutely ruined the Arsenal there, I’m glad he’s nowhere near Forest!!
Tbf. Gyokeres is performing slightly better than Sesko is - although neither pulling up any trees. Igor Jesus has scored more goals than both of them (in all comps)
Yates in the Fjord
Youth Team
Prices in PL is crazy and when you look what clubs are paying for players, even players with no PL experience, I don't think neither 50 million for JSL nor 40 million for Mateta is absurd in any way. It's actually in the lower ranges for a striker who is PL-proven with goals on his CV
mysteryduck
First Team Squad
£50m for JSL is mad. Basically paying it for 14 goals last season. I know the market is crazy but is that really the price for one season with a good goal return?
Galaxie
Youth Team
Richarlison is injured, Muani linked with Juve and Solanke just back from injury. If Mateta does go to Spurs then we should take Solanke and keep the merry-go-round running
sammy the snake
Jack Burkitt
Wow 50 mill for Larsen. That is incredible biz by Wolves lol fair play
Palace have a decent player but 50 mill? Jeezus
Palace have a decent player but 50 mill? Jeezus
Not sure how accurate that is. Edu left Arsenal in November 2024 which was 8 months before the 2025 transfer window open which both Sesko and Gyokeres move i
It also appears that Berta was the one who wanted Gyokeres and Arteta was happy with that thinking it was the correct decision.
Mikel Arteta finally explains why he signed Viktor Gyokeres instead of Benjamin Sesko at Arsenal
Mikel Arteta finally explains why he signed Viktor Gyokeres instead of Benjamin Sesko at Arsenal
Colh
Steve Chettle
Palace are pulling out methinks
Monkman
John Robertson
Boooooooo
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
Est.1865
Destination Europe
Oh there is some pile of piss taking and ego massaging going on at the minute between clubs.
Thetrooper
Collymore
Reaches for the popcorn …… 
Redofheaven2
First Team Squad
Maybe the anticipated bidding war for Mateta has materialised and they can’t afford him if they only get £35m.
Reaches for the popcorn ……
I'd watch out reaching for it if I was you. I've heard a few on here go for the old hole at the bottom of the pop corn trick.
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
FFS, I do something three, four times maximum and all of a sudden its "a thing"
That comes as a shock to me that you'd do that.
There's me thinking your pop corn trick was to balance it on your arse and ask Kevin Francis if he'd like to go watch a movie some time.