Crystal Palace trigger Jean-Philippe Mateta contract extension

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Crystal Palace have triggered an extension clause in Jean-Philippe Mateta's contract which will see his deal now run for a further year until June 2027. Mateta has been in negotiations over a new deal for some time but those talks concluded without an agreement, with Mateta choosing to walk away from the possibility of extending his stay at Palace, with the two parties significantly apart in discussions. But instead, the club has unilaterally taken up their option in his deal to extend it by 12 months, with the deal previously ending in June 2026. The 27-year-old initially joined on loan...

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