Pure allegation at this stage but rumor isthat Palace and Chelsea were really locked in a battle over where Michael Olise would play this year both trying to convince him and there are some allegations circulating now that Chelsea may have paid something to Olise's parents to try and influence him - fwiw his brother is already in the Chelsea academy.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...elsea-30712168
May be just rumor but would love nothing more than for the dirtbags to get reported and heavily fined if true. Seems like FFP does absolutely nothing to deter them. Getting tired of them overpaying/buying everybody haphazardly and the sheer number of youth international players whose careers they have stunted. Honestly don't know why young players are still going there but I guess money talks. Olise 100% should have stayed at palace another year, he was really about to emerge as a star and get a ton of playing time and service with Zaha having left, instead he will probably take a step backwards and play half the minutes like what just happened to Conor Gallagher.