Manchester United considering signing experienced Premier League star amid injury concern

One imagines Palace won’t be too keen to let Mateta go, but it will be interesting to see how this saga develops as it may well be that the player will push for a move this winter.

If he does, it seems we can expect MUFC to make a move, as they could really do with more depth in attack due to Sesko’s struggles staying fit.

The talented young Slovenia international has shown some promise at Old Trafford, but he’s been unable to perform consistently due to being in and out of the team with ongoing fitness niggles.

Mateta’s age means he wouldn’t be a particularly long-term option for United, but he could be ideal as a short-team solution in that area of the pitch.

Still, Palace surely need to do their best to keep this squad together after losing key players like Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi, and Maxence Lacroix in the last year.