Crystal Palace could end up being raided in 2025, with several players already wanted elsewhere.
After the summer overhaul which saw seven transfer arrivals, we did not expect to be facing the relegation zone situation that Oliver Glasner currently finds himself in.
After seven Premier League games Crystal Palace sits 18th in the league, without a win and undoubtedly pressure will be increasing around Glasner.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 16 |  EvertonEverton | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 |  IpswichIpswich | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 |  WolvesWolves | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 1 |
This atrocious start to the season won’t have been foreseen by the club after how well last season went under Glasner’s management – but a lot has changed.
Michael Olise’s exit will be a major factor, but also the key performers from Glasner’s winning streak through last April and May have been nowhere near the quality they showed last campaign.
Now, there is a chance that several are on the chopping block in 2025.
Jefferson Lerma already had talks with Galatasaray
After being a key figure for Glasner last season, Jefferson Lerma’s role this season has been far less important.
The Colombian excelled wherever Glasner played him during 2023/24 – including in central defence which made him invaluable to the Eagles.
Lerma’s season started slowly after his Copa America involvement and has since made seven appearances out of nine – starting just four.
After this rather slow start to the season, Turkish journalist Eyup Yildiz spoke with Haber Sarikirmizi and revealed a mid-season exit for Lerma may actually be on the cards.
The Galatasaray journalist declared that Lerma ‘may come to Turkey’ during the season with the January transfer window targeted – but he is taking his time over a decision.
The Super Lig club are said to have been interested in Lerma before and have met with his representatives several times only for the deal to fall through.
But now Lerma could be available for a bargain transfer fee of between £8.3m and £6.6m – a coup for a player of his quality but should leave Dougie Freedman unwilling to sell.
If this move was to come off, it would be the second player to ditch Selhurst Park for Rams Park, following Wilfried Zaha who went there as a free agent in the summer of 2023.
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2025 could see Crystal Palace fire sale
A possible Lerma exit comes after a week of exit rumours for some of the biggest stars currently at Copers Cope.
Jean-Philippe Mateta has struggled in his own right this season, even falling out with Glasner and is now being considered as the next big Eagles departure.
Other than Mateta, there are some concerns over Adam Wharton and possible interest from Man City who need to replace Rodri.
These additional exits could leave Crystal Palace looking like a very different team to the one we currently see at the disposal of Glasner.
