As you go up the Premier League table, opposition teams will approach you to try to sign your finest players.
The newest team to attempt to cope with this gloomy inevitable is Crystal Palace.
Michael Olise, one of Oliver Glasner’s best players, is expected to leave the team as his £55 million transfer to Bayern Munich is almost guaranteed.
News on the Crystal Palace move
Antonio Nusa is among the most well-known individuals on Palace’s shortlist of possible Olise replacements, according to a recent report from transfers specialist Fabrizio Romano.
But earlier this month, The Palace Way reported that Steve Parish and Co. might have to pay up to £32 million for the Club Brugge star.
Given how Nusa is regarded and the promise he has showed at such a young age, this would be the best use of the Olise funds to invest in the side and future-proof it, even though it might be difficult to get past the queue and definitely not inexpensive.
Why Nusa would be an excellent partner for Eze
Thus, supporters shouldn’t anticipate that Nusa will arrive and start producing the kind of plays they have grown accustomed to from Olise, even if the Eagles are successful in acquiring him this summer.
That’s not to suggest he couldn’t play in a top-five league and light up Selhurst Park; rather, he would probably need some time to adjust at just 19 years old.
Nevertheless, he possesses the innate talent and skill set to eventually mature into a player of the Frenchman’s quality and turn into Eze’s ideal colleague. Despite the fact that the former Reading star is a natural winger, Glasner skillfully deployed him as one of his two attacking midfielders last season, so there’s no reason to believe he couldn’t do the same with the young player.
For instance, talent scout Jacek Kulig labelled “the future of Norwegian football” this past season, who made 46 appearances, or 2213 minutes, scoring four goals and dishing out four assists. That’s a goal involvement every 276 minutes, which is fairly handy for a young prospect.
The Langhus-born gem is also in the top 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers for progressive carries and successful take-ons, the top 3% for progressive passes received, the top 6% for touches in the opposition’s box, the top 11% for total shots, and the top 17% for non-penalty expected goals and assists, all per 90. FBref compares players in similar positions in the next best 14 competitions.
| Nusa FBref Scout Report | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stats | Per 90 | Percentile |
| Progressive Carries | 6.79 | Top 1% |
| Successful Take-Ons | 4.38 | Top 1% |
| Progressive Passes Received | 12.20 | Top 3% |
| Touches in the Oppositions Box | 6.36 | Top 6% |
| Total Shots | 3.07 | Top 11% |
| Non-Penalty Expected Goals + Assists | 0.51 | Top 17% |
| All Stats via FBref | ||
“1v1 specialist” and “electric pace” according to data analyst Ben Mattinson, the quick kid may be Glasner’s offensive midfielder at Selhurst Park, a little more daring and attack-oriented.
Simultaneously, Eze could leverage his exceptional creative skills to create opportunities for himself or seize opportunities presented by the young player’s disruptive take-ons.
In the end, Nusa appears to be a fantastic possibility, and by signing him, Palace can strengthen the first team and make plans for the future even though it’s a significant amount of money to spend on a young player outside the usual top-five leagues.
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