According to transfer reporter Sacha Tavolieri, Crystal Palace have lodged a bid for out-of-favour Bayern Munich defender Sacha Boey.
Sacha Boey appears increasingly poised to depart Bayern Munich during the winter transfer window.
Writing for the Swiss edition of Sky, transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri states that Crystal Palace have put forward an offer for the right-back.
The precise value of the proposal remains uncertain, but Bild claims Bayern are demanding around €15 million for the unpreferred defender.
Boey was a regular starter at the beginning of the campaign, but has seen his playing time shrink as Bayern’s injury concerns have eased.
The Frenchman, who arrived from Galatasaray for €30 million in January 2024, played only 16 minutes throughout November.
Oliver Glasner did not disguise the situation at Selhurst Park after Crystal Palace’s 2-1 home loss to Manchester United. A second setback in four days, following the defeat away to Strasbourg in the Conference League, heightened scrutiny on squad depth, summer missteps and the rising physical demands on a squad competing in Europe for the first time.
The Palace manager spoke frankly about the fatigue beginning to show and the uncomfortable reality that extra reinforcements should have been secured months earlier. With Palace handling both domestic and European duties, Glasner believes the oversight is now catching up with the team.
Asked whether fatigue was a factor after the Strasbourg trip, he said:
“It’s easy to find an excuse. I think if it happens at the end, yes, maybe, but straight after half-time, I don’t know.
“If it’s fatigue, yes, it’s the first time many of our players are facing this rhythm.
“These players are giving everything every single day and working so hard to be fresh, I think we missed it in the summer to back this group.
“We should have added one or two more players to the squad. We knew it, we were talking about it, we just didn’t do it.”
Fatigue exposes squad limitations:
Palace surrendered a half-time lead to United and the pattern echoed the Strasbourg match only days earlier. The players’ effort was unquestionable, but the thinness of the squad became evident as energy levels dipped. The challenge of balancing Premier League intensity with European travel is new ground for many in the squad.
Glasner admitted frustration while avoiding excuses.
“Definitely, definitely. I know we have almost no injuries.
“Ismaila Sarr is here for the next two more weeks, because then he goes to AFCON also, that’s what we knew. We have no player with his profile, so I don’t look for excuses.
“Again, it’s my responsibility to find solutions. We will find one, it’s just, I think, still in good position in the league and everywhere, but I think it’s just, it would have made things a little bit easier.”
The transparency resonates. Palace sit ninth in the table — steady, but conscious that real progress requires depth beyond the current starting XI.
Summer mistakes put January under the spotlight
The transfer activity highlights the concern. Four permanent signings were completed over the summer alongside the loan arrival of Christantus Uche from Getafe.
However, departures depleted the squad, with Eberechi Eze joining Arsenal among seven exits since last season ended. Marc Guehi also came close to moving to Liverpool before the deal collapsed late on deadline day.
Glasner’s public push for reinforcements was a recurring theme before the window closed. That urgency has now intensified. Asked outright whether Palace will turn to the January market, he answered plainly:
“I think it’s just to correct the mistakes you made in summer.”