In a new development in the summer transfer market 2025, Crystal Palace opened the door to the transfer of its English defender Mark Jei to the ranks of Liverpool, before the Mercato closed next Monday, after the player reached a personal agreement with the English club.
Crystal Palace determines a financial condition to abandon its leader
The Crystal Palace administration expressed its willingness to leave Jihai, but stipulated that a large financial offer, in addition to contracting an appropriate alternative to compensate for his absence before the end of the current summer transfer period. The English press revealed that Palace requested 45 million pounds, while Liverpool did not want to pay more than 35 million, which led to the suspension of negotiations earlier.
Do Liverpool attempts succeed before the Mercato is closed?
The newspaper “Daily Mirror” indicated that the negotiations between the two clubs may return again this week, in light of Liverpool’s desire to resolve the deal to support the defense line, and the desire of Crystal Palace to benefit financially from the sale of its leader, whose name has been linked to the departure since the beginning of the market.
Palace step to compensate for Jihi’s departure
On the other hand, Crystal Palace did not stand idly by, as reports indicated that the club made an official offer to Monaco to borrow the Ghanaian defender Mohamed Salisu, to be a possible alternative if Jii’s transfer to the “Anfield” stadium is completed.
What are the last matches for Jii with Palace?
The Crystal Palace matches are expected to be against Friedrichsad on Thursday, and in front of Aston Villa on Sunday, as the last appearance of the English defender with his current team before he traveled to Liverpool. It should be noted that 23 -year -old Jii joined Palace in the summer of 2021 coming from Chelsea, and he became a short period of the most prominent elements in the team.
