{"id":23975,"date":"2025-09-24T23:31:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T03:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/theo-walcott-was-confused-as-to-why-the-top-clubs-didnt-move-to-crystal-palace-star\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T23:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T03:31:33","slug":"theo-walcott-was-confused-as-to-why-the-top-clubs-didnt-move-to-crystal-palace-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/theo-walcott-was-confused-as-to-why-the-top-clubs-didnt-move-to-crystal-palace-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Theo Walcott was confused as to why the Top Clubs didn&#8217;t move to Crystal Palace star"},"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\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/theo-walcott-was-confused-as-to-why-the-top-clubs-didnt-move-to-crystal-palace-star\/#Mateta_was_linked_to_the_exit\" >Mateta was linked to the exit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/theo-walcott-was-confused-as-to-why-the-top-clubs-didnt-move-to-crystal-palace-star\/#Jean_Philippe-Mateta_is_a_proven_performer\" >Jean Philippe-Mateta is a proven performer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 (&amp;+p):mt-4 (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):inline-block (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):pb-2\"><strong>Crystal Palace was able to hold key players like Jamphilippe Mateta and Marc Guech despite notable departures during the summer transfer period.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 (&amp;+p):mt-4 (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):inline-block (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):pb-2\">Eberechi Eze completed the famous move to Arsenal, and the palace was very close to losing captain Guehi to Liverpool. Meanwhile, Mateta has also attracted interest from several clubs. However, the palace declared that he did not want to lose him. They would be happy to have retained two players in the end.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mateta_was_linked_to_the_exit\"><\/span>Mateta was linked to the exit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"my-2 (&amp;+p):mt-4 (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):inline-block (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):pb-2\">Recently, Mateta has been the subject of discussion in a recent episode <em>It&#8217;s called soccer<\/em>Former England international Theo Walcott questioned why the Premier League didn&#8217;t chase him during his transfer period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 (&amp;+p):mt-4 (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):inline-block (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):pb-2\">Walcott suggested that the club is too fast to seek international options, not a player already proven on top flights in England. He realized that his comments could make palace supporters uneasy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 (&amp;+p):mt-4 (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):inline-block (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):pb-2\">Walcott further suggested that Arsenal himself considers similar options and highlights his broader point regarding the value of proven Premier League talent. It will be interesting to see if the club is willing to sign Mateta in January.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jean_Philippe-Mateta_is_a_proven_performer\"><\/span>Jean Philippe-Mateta is a proven performer<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\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2-1200x800.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/aston-villa-v-crystal-palace-premier-league-2.jpg.webp 1790w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace (Photo: Photo by Alex Livesy\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Why not go to someone who has been tested and tested in the Premier League when many people see others when signing a striker from the planet? Sorry to the palace fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Or people like delap or Ollie Watkins, you know what you&#8217;re trying to get with these guys. I&#8217;m with you. It&#8217;s like stopgap and then the younger guys need to learn from it. I really think the team should do that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"my-2 (&amp;+p):mt-4 (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):inline-block (&amp;_strong:has(+br)):pb-2\">The Gunners signed Victor&#8217;s Gyoker instead. Swedish International has already scored three goals for them, and it will be interesting to see if he can replicate his numbers from last season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Palace was able to hold key players like Jamphilippe Mateta and Marc Guech despite notable departures during the summer transfer period. Eberechi Eze completed the famous move to Arsenal, and the palace was very close to losing captain Guehi to Liverpool. Meanwhile, Mateta has also attracted interest from several clubs. 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