The Sevran-born striker scored just eight goals in 39 games under Hodgson and found the back of the net on average once every 4.9 games.Leverkusen attracted interest from Bayer – while Real Betis were prepared to pay £14m for his services – although the Frenchman has made a huge recovery in 2024.
Mateta is eighth in 2024 Scored three goals and provided one assist in the Premier League – putting in amazing performances even in games where he didn’t score.Now it looks like Edouard could leave instead, as Dougie Freedman plans to sign Reims striker Oumar Diakite accept.So there could be many changes in Crystal Palace’s attacking department in the summer transfer window.However – with only three games to go.
Under Glasner – Mateta has already scored twice , suggesting that this new style of football suits the £9m man much better.”We want more attacking speed, more pace and more speed. We have to play faster and for that we have to train a lot all week. If I can score more goals with the way we play, that’s good for me and the team..
