Crystal Palace supervisor Pierre Sage says he desires Ismaila Sarr to stay on the membership after curiosity from Turkish facet Galatasaray.
Palace rejected a proposal for Sarr, 28, from Galatasaray, after it fell considerably beneath their valuation.
That curiosity has inevitably been unsettling and the ahead didn’t journey to Everton for Saturday’s Premier League opener regardless of Sage saying on Thursday he could be out there.
He has been managing a slight groin damage, one thing Sage mentioned post-match had worsened.
“The physician, the participant and I took the choice earlier than our coaching session yesterday to let him have remedy,” Sage instructed a post-match press convention.
There was not a transparent denial when explicitly requested whether or not the Senegal worldwide needed to go away.
“We don’t need him to go away, he’s beneath contract with us for 3 years and he will probably be with us on Monday,” the Palace supervisor continued. “That’s an important data for me and for you.”
Sarr joined Palace from Marseille in the summertime of 2024 in a €15million deal.
He made 45 appearances in all competitions final season, scoring 21 objectives and including two assists as Palace completed fifteenth within the Premier League and received the Convention League.
The Senegal worldwide has made 92 appearances for the membership, scoring 33 objectives, and was a part of the facet that received the FA Cup in 2025 — Palace’s first main trophy.
Sarr was a part of the Senegal squad that reached the last-32 of this summer season’s World Cup, scoring 4 objectives on the event.
Palace have signed defenders Anan Khalaili, Oscar Mingueza and Takehiro Tomiyasu and wingers Dwight McNeil and Zavier Gozo this summer season. The Athletic reported the membership are additionally in talks to signal Chelsea defender Axel Disasi on mortgage.
Uncertainty, nonetheless, surrounds the way forward for striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Palace have been overwhelmed 2-0 by Everton of their opening sport of the Premier League season on Saturday.