Highlights

  • Crystal Palace's decision not to sign a natural winger to replace Wilfried Zaha may come back to haunt them, especially with key attacking players injured.
  • Former manager Neil Warnock missed out on signing Virgil van Dijk due to doubts over his ability, but the defender's success proves it was a poor opinion.
  • Palace also missed out on signing Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies due to work permit issues, highlighting the difficulties in securing young talent from abroad.