Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has verbally agreed to remain at the club next season. But before it can be claimed for definite that the 75-year-old will remain at Selhurst Park in 2019, a contract must first be ratified. Palace’s management spent their time weighing various possibilities and considering long-term prospects as part of their due diligence. But in the end, the decision was influenced by Hodgson’s relationship with several of the key players for the Palace club. After Roy Hodgson temporarily took over for Patrick Vieira in March, Crystal Palace easily maintained their Premier League status and ultimately ended 11th in the rankings with 18 points from his 10 games in charge.
For the 2023–24 season’s first game against Crystal Palace, newly promoted Sheffield United will travel to Bramall Lane on August 12. After that, on August 19, Palace will host the runners-up from the previous season, Arsenal, before heading to West London on August 26 to face Brentford. The manager of Palace has not yet been chosen for the next campaign. The Eagles visit Brighton on December 23 before departing for the Amex for the subsequent game on the south coast on February 3. Palace hosts Brentford on December 30 and travels to Chelsea on Boxing Day over the holiday season. The last two games for Palace come on May 4 in south London against Man Utd and May 11 against Wolves.
Manchester United’s £55 million offer for Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is still on the table, but because of a breakdown in communication, United is now concentrating on Moises Caicedo of Brighton and Adrien Rabiot of Juventus. United are said to be content with their offer for Mount, which was turned down on Friday night, and does not see the need to accept Chelsea’s offer of face-to-face negotiations at this time. Chelsea is willing to meet with United in person to attempt to reach a settlement and has offered a counteroffer of £58m plus £7m in add-ons in return for Mount. However, due to a stalemate in negotiations, United is now refocusing on other targets, one of whom is Brighton midfielder, Caicedo.
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