Palace curiously allowed Odsonne Edouard (loan) and Jordan Ayew (permanent) to join Leicester and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (loan) to join Sheffield United last summer, while also losing Olise to Bayern for £51m.

Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Romain Esse from Millwall in an initial £12million deal.

Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Millwall talent Romain Esse. The 19-year-old has burst on to the scene over the past two seasons, playing a starring role for the Championship side since his debut in 2023. But now the attacker has put pen-to-paper on a deal with the Eagles until 2030.

Crystal Palace signed 19-year-old attacking midfielder Romain Esse from Millwall on Saturday. Esse signed a 5 ½-year contact with the Premier League club after scoring five goals for Millwall this season. Palace didn't release financial details but reports said the transfer fee was at least £12 million ($14.6 million).