{"id":11705,"date":"2025-07-07T07:03:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/a-27-year-old-defender-on-the-verge-of-joining-crystal-palace\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:03:37","slug":"a-27-year-old-defender-on-the-verge-of-joining-crystal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/a-27-year-old-defender-on-the-verge-of-joining-crystal-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"A 27-year-old defender on the verge of joining Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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Ajax&#8217;s left back Borna Sosa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old defender, who joined Stuttgart&#8217;s Ajax for 8 million euros last summer, struggled to live up to expectations during his stint at Eredivisy, urging Ajax to consider offers from players in this window.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch club is keen to move Sosa, and Crystal Palace has identified the Croatian as an ideal option to strengthen his left-back position under manager Oliver Glasner.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming to build on the strong end of last season, the Palace is actively seeking to add quality and depth to the entire pitch, as well as SOSA as a player who can add offensive threats and technical quality to the left-back position.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crystal_Palace_approaches_Borna_Sosas_signature\"><\/span>Crystal Palace approaches Borna Sosa&#8217;s signature<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The London Club held its first official bid to SOSA on Friday, continuing further discussions with Ajax as negotiations moved to the advanced stage over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The consultations have progressed positively as the palace is optimistic about surprise the agreement to quickly move to Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n<p>His own player himself is understood to be keen to test himself in the Premier League after a challenging spell in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Palace_is_ready_to_make_major_changes_this_summer\"><\/span>The Palace is ready to make major changes this summer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-afc-ajax-group-b-uefa-europa-league-2023-24-414x285.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-afc-ajax-group-b-uefa-europa-league-2023-24-630x433.jpg.webp 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(min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Borna Sosa from AFC Ajax (Photo: Ryan Pierse\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Palace is looking to bolster its key areas as it prepares for its Europa League campaign this summer, aiming to push it to the top half of the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Wile Sosa was able to arrive at the club soon, and Arsenal target Eberechi Eze could go out to join the gunners, but the palace is exploring the opportunity to sign an Arsenal player as part of the contract.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting Defender Ousmane Diomande is another player linked to the transition to Selhurst Park as Glasner is moving into the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Crystal Palace is ready to surpass Napoli in the 35 million euro attacker race<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report by De Telegraaf, Crystal Palace is trapped in the signature of Ajax&#8217;s left back Borna Sosa. The 27-year-old defender, who joined Stuttgart&#8217;s Ajax for 8 million euros last summer, struggled to live up to expectations during his stint at Eredivisy, urging Ajax to consider offers from players in this window. 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