Crystal Palace Nears Nottingham Forest Deal for Anan Khalaili
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Crystal Palace will play Nottingham Forest, a team that nearly signed Israeli player Anan Khalaili last summer. Forest's bid of 20 million euros was surpassed by Palace's 28 million euro offer, securing Khalaili. Forest instead signed Daniel Muñoz for 25.7 million euros. Khalaili has scored one goal in four starts for Palace this season.
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- Crystal Palace signed Israeli player Anan Khalaili for 28 million euros, surpassing Nottingham Forest's bid.
- Nottingham Forest was close to signing Khalaili last summer but failed to agree on terms.
- Forest signed Daniel Muñoz for 25.7 million euros, a player who plays a similar position to Khalaili.
- Khalaili has scored one goal in four starts for Crystal Palace this season.
- Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest will face each other after the international break.
Crystal Palace is set to face Nottingham Forest in their return to play after the international break. Forest, who has only secured one win this season, is currently one point behind Palace in the league standings. Notably, the match will feature Forest without Anan Khalaili, an Israeli player who was close to signing with them last summer.
Forest's coach, Oliver Glasner, who led the team to a Conference League title last year, had previously expressed interest in signing Khalaili. However, after a potential transfer to Inter Milan fell through, Forest made a bid of 20 million euros for the player. This offer was significantly lower than Crystal Palace's successful bid of 28 million euros.
Reports suggest that while Forest continued negotiations with Khalaili's club, Union SG, Crystal Palace ultimately secured the transfer. English media indicated that no further official offers were made by Forest, and discussions may have revolved around potential bonus payments. Forest later entered advanced negotiations for Javi Rueda from Celta Vigo, but this transfer did not materialize.
Instead, Forest signed Colombian player Daniel Muñoz, who had a strong performance in the recent World Cup. Muñoz was acquired for 25.7 million euros, a sum less than what Khalaili cost Palace. Muñoz has started games for Forest, showing promise in a win against Aston Villa but struggling to impact a loss to Nottingham Forest. Khalaili has started four games for Palace this season, scoring one goal in a loss to Ipswich Town. Crystal Palace currently has four league points from wins against Fulham and a draw with Leeds.
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