{"id":613896,"date":"2025-12-05T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/613896\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:38:15","slug":"crystal-palace-update-on-agreeing-rocco-vata-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/613896\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace update on agreeing Rocco Vata deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Pete <\/p>\n

Fri 5 December 2025 11:22, UK <\/p>\n

Crystal Palace are unlikely to sign Watford star Rocco Vata in the January transfer window as he continues his recovery from a serious injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Celtic<\/a> sensation picked up a hamstring injury against Middlesbrough<\/a> last month and is facing months on the sidelines, ending any speculation over his future.<\/p>\n

As I revealed on the latest edition of Football Insider\u2019s Inside Track podcast<\/a><\/strong>, any suggestions that the 20-year-old could move on in January are wide of the mark, although speculation about his future will likely begin again in next summer\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace<\/a> are among a number of Premier League clubs who have been impressed by his displays this season, although they will be made to wait for a deal.<\/p>\n

This comes after Mick Brown told Football Insider<\/strong> that Crystal Palace want to sign the best Championship talent<\/a> after the success of Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Rocco Vata to remain at Watford after injury update<\/p>\n

Watford are reluctant to lose Vata<\/a> at any stage in the near future, and have placed a lofty price tag on him amid the growing Premier League interest.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace have developed a reputation for signing Championship talent, while \u00a0Vata was linked to Nottingham Forest<\/a>\u00a0in 2024, and their interest has lingered.<\/p>\n

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However, as he continues his recovery from the hamstring injury sustained last month, no progress is expected to be made towards a deal any time soon.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the Inside Track podcast<\/strong>, I explained: \u201cThere\u2019s no chance he\u2019s going to leave Watford in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s out injured until late January so I don\u2019t see any club paying that type of money for Rocco Vata as he just returns from a long-term injury so nothing\u2019s going to happen in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a bright start to the season with Watford, there\u2019s no doubt about that, picked up two goals and two assists in ten games as he made a good impact.<\/p>\n

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\u201cObviously, the injury has held him back and he\u2019s not expected back until late January at the earliest, so any of the interested clubs will pursue a move.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if there is Premier League interest in him, I don\u2019t see any imminent move for Rocco Vata right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace plan to back Oliver Glasner in January<\/p>\n

Oliver Glasner<\/a>\u00a0is determined to bolster his squad amid ongoing issues with the depth behind his starting XI, as concerns about\u00a0Palace\u2018s fixture congestion continue to grow.<\/p>\n

As a result, Brown told Football Insider<\/strong> last month that Crystal Palace are planning to back Glasner<\/a> by adding to his squad as they eye another successful season.<\/p>\n

This comes after Football Insider<\/strong>\u00a0revealed in August that\u00a0Glasner was left frustrated at Crystal Palace<\/a>\u00a0as a result of their difficult summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

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Following\u00a0Palace\u2019s 2-1 defeat to Strasbourg<\/a>\u00a0in the Conference League, the boss doubled down on his calls for the club to invest with attacking players high on his radar.<\/p>\n

Vata is one name on their radar, but with a deal now unlikely in January, the Eagles will be forced to assess their other options to strengthen the squad.<\/p>\n

For more Crystal Palace and exclusive news, follow us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or join our brand new\u00a0WhatsApp Channel<\/a>\u00a0for instant updates to be sent straight to your phone.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Fri 5 December 2025 11:22, UK Crystal Palace are unlikely to sign Watford star Rocco Vata…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":613897,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[1925,94,189220,79,16,15,35555],"class_list":{"0":"post-613896","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-crystal-palace","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-rocco-vata","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-watford"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115667240890502826","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}