Crystal Palace boss Olvier Glasner has confirmed Jean-Philippe Mateta will not feature against Nottingham Forest after AC Milan made an offer to sign the striker.
The Serie A side are prepared to pay £35m for Mateta in the summer but want to bring him to Italy in the January transfer window on an initial loan move that includes an obligation to buy.
“It’s nothing to do with the transfers, he is just not in the right place and doesn’t feel in the right place to play,” Glasner said in his pre-match press conference ahead of facing Forest, live on Super Sunday.
“We have to protect the team and protect him, he will not travel with us to Nottingham.”
Milan are no longer waiting to find a solution to Christopher Nkunku’s future before pushing for Mateta.
Palace are discussing Milan’s offer and – as Sky Sports News reported on Thursday – Nottingham Forest’s bid for Mateta also remains on the table.
Palace want to get a replacement before Mateta can leave and still want to sign Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves.
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A fee of £45m plus £5m was more or less verbally agreed by all parties, Sky Sports News understands.
But there are still some adjustments to the deal that are yet to be agreed. Leeds are also still monitoring Strand Larsen.
Guessand set to join despite late Juventus interest
Latest from Sky Sports News’ James Savundra and Sky in Italy’s Gianluca Di Marzio:
Evann Guessand is on course to complete his initial loan move to Crystal Palace until the end of the season.
Evann Guessand is set to join Crystal Palace from Aston Villa
There was a late inquiry from Juventus but it is understood it has come too late to affect anything.
The deal for Guessand to join Palace includes a £28m obligation to buy that is triggered if he makes a certain number of appearances.
The Ivory Coast international has agreed a four-year contract at Selhurst Park, if and when the deal becomes permanent.
He travelled to London on Thursday to finalise the move and is scheduled to undergo a medical on Friday.
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