Carlton Palmer thinks Millwall may find it difficult to reject a £20 million bid for Romain Esse in January given Crystal Palace’s interest.
The Standard claims that the Eagles are considering a move for the 19-year-old in the upcoming year, which would involve sending him back to the Championship team on loan.
Esse has started all 17 of the London club’s first league games this season, making it an outstanding campaign.
With three goals and one assist, the forward has helped Neil Harris’ team finish tenth in the second division standings.
Romain Esse’s 2024–2025 numbers as of December 6th, according to Fbref.com
Stat.
According to 90
Goals without penalties
0.19.
Expected goals without penalties (npxG)
0.10.
A shot
1.16.
Aids
0.06%
Assists anticipated (xAG)
0.21.
npxG plus xAG
0.31%
acts that create shots
3.21.
Carlton Palmer claims a transfer for Romain Esse.
Given Palace’s track record of acquiring younger players from the Football League, Palmer thinks Esse would fit in with their recruitment approach.
According to him, the Lions would be unable to resist a £20 million deal this January, which would allow them to spend money in the winter transfer window.
Palmer informed Football League World that there are rumors that Crystal Palace is in negotiations to sign Millwall’s Romain Esse on a loan-back basis.
Crystal Palace’s sporting director, Dougie Freedman, has reportedly seen Esse in person and has long admired the England top squad player.
Esse, just 19, will stay with the Lions on loan for the remainder of the season as part of a buy-to-loan deal that Crystal Palace is reportedly exploring.Although no one in the football club is stating that we must sell anyone in January, Millwall’s director of football has stated that “we do realize that our good players are going to be coveted.”
We are aware of Crystal Palace’s business model, which involves acquiring young players, nurturing them, and then selling them for a high price.
According to rumors, he would [cost] between £15 and £20 million. If that kind of money is offered, I don’t see Millwall refusing to accept it.
They have the option to keep him on loan until the conclusion of the season in addition to conducting business during the January window.
“Any agreement will be reached. Twenty million pounds Esse’s January deal would be impossible to refuse.
Although Millwall would undoubtedly like to keep one of their young, promising players, a £20 million deal would be too good to refuse.
The possibility that he might return on loan for the remainder of the season would lessen the damage because they could use those kinds of monies to make team investments while keeping the player until the summer.
Palace’s willingness to spend that much money on a guy who still has very little senior level experience is still up in the air.
Even though he perfectly matches the type of player the Premier League team would normally want, they might still believe he isn’t ready to transfer.
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