The Premier League is the target of many football players across the world, but one star, after being linked with Chelsea and Tottenham in the past, looks to be getting his move
Crystal Palace are on the verge of signing former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur target Borna Sosa from Ajax. The left-back was recently given permission to travel to the UK by the Amsterdam side ahead of a £2million move to Selhurst Park, according to reports.
Oliver Glasner is believed to be looking for competition at left-back for Tyrick Mitchell. Last season, they loaned Ben Chilwell, but there are no signs that they will be signing the out-of-favour Chelsea defender permanently.
Sosa, 27, made 20 appearances on loan at Torino last season and also has 26 international caps for Croatia. He played a huge role in his country’s run to the semi-final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, starting all but one match on their run to the last four.
According to The Athletic, Sosa was scheduled to undergo a medical last Monday. He has previously been linked with a move to Chelsea when Thomas Tuchel was still in charge of the west Londoners.
Antonio Conte was also keen to bring him to Tottenham during his fiery reign in north London. However, a move never came to fruition, despite Sosa saying he had always wanted to play in the Premier League.
In a past interview with Sportske Novosti in March 2022, when Sosa was still playing for Bundesliga side Stuttgart, Sosa said: “I can confirm that I have a lot of interest.
“That is a fact. A lot of people are calling me. The summer transfer window is approaching. We know that negotiations start early, usually in April. And that’s in less than a month. I can say that the time has come for me to take a new step in my career.”
He added: “(The Premier League) I would say is by far the strongest league, and it is clear that the goal of every footballer is to play in the strongest leagues in the world. Definitely, I have a great desire to play in the Premier League. I can also tell you that I was very, very close to leaving last winter. However, the club decided not to let me go.
“But I got a promise. And it reads, ‘If I get a satisfactory offer in the summer, I can leave.’ We agreed to find the best solution together. But I say, I’m still in Stuttgart, we’ll see what opens in the summer.”
A move to Chelsea or Tottenham did not suffice in the following summer. Instead, the Blues forked out £52.5million to sign Marc Cucurella from Brighton and Hove Albion, while Spurs bought Destiny Udogie, Ivan Perisic and Djed Spence from Udinese, Inter Milan and Nottingham Forest, respectively.
After Stuttgart maintained their place in the Bundesliga during the 2021/22 season, Sosa remained with the German side for another season, before moving to Ajax one year later. In the following campaign, he was loaned to Torino by the Dutch heavyweights.
Now he looks set to become Palace’s second signing of the summer. The Eagles have already secured the signature of Argentinian goalkeeper Walter Benitez, who joined on a free transfer from PSV Eindhoven.
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