Olise's new contract at Palace is one of the biggest twists of the summer transfer window - this is how it happened
’s interest and the belief they had triggered a release clause in Olise’s contract that would have left Palace with a guaranteed sum of £35million , the 21-year-old decided to stay put. There had been interest earlier in the window fromThe new deal had seemingly come from nowhere. Palace had previously attempted, unsuccessfully, to remove or raise the intricate release clause when seeking to renegotiate his contract last year.
The clause was not one that could be triggered directly by another club. Instead, Olise’s contract stipulated it was the player’s responsibility to inform Parish of the interest and his intention to activate the clause. They had not sought to stand in his way should an opportunity arise that was too good to refuse. They looked, though, to convince him that his immediate future would be best served in south London.
There was a temptation to join Chelsea, who it is believed were seeking to offer him an eight-year contract. He had been attached to their academy until the under-14 level and his 18-year-old brother Richard still plays there. A post by Palace’s social media team on Thursday evening of a particularly outstanding assist for Eberechi Eze in a 2-0 win over
He concluded the campaign with 11 assists, the joint-fourth highest total in the division, and in a 5-1 win over
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