Crystal Palace could be missing several players for their FA Cup third round match against Stockport after a major illness in the squad this week.
Manager Oliver Glasner said the Big had kept several players from practicing and admitted he didn’t know who would be available for Sunday’s game.
“We had a lot of sick players this week, or a lot of question marks,” Glasner said in a news conference.
“Until today [Friday]Jean-Philippe Mateta, Maxence Lacroix and Tyrick Mitchell did not train. Caleb Kporha trained for the first time today, but Dean Henderson returned home today, being ill.
“There may be one or two coming back tomorrow, but of course they may not be available to begin with if you stay in bed with a fever for most of the week, so there are still plenty of points of improvement.” questioning.
“But all the healthy players made it pretty easy for us as we had one of our best weeks of practice in months now, even with small numbers.
“I’m really happy with how training is going and it gives me a good feeling for this three-game week ahead.”
News from the Palais team
Palace midfielder Will Hughes is a major doubt due to a foot injury while Adam Wharton is recovering from surgery to repair an issue affecting his hip and groin.
“Adam is getting better but he’s still a long way from practicing with the team, but it’s getting better,” Glasner said.
“I can’t tell you if it will take two weeks, three or four, but it’s unlikely he’ll come back in January.”
Palace transfer news
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner says the club is working to sign two players in the January transfer window.
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“As soon as we sign a player, we will tell you. We are working on two transfers but I don’t know how soon we will get them done,” Glasner said.
“When we talk about it, it makes things more expensive!” »
Glasner also revealed that no Palace player has told him they want to leave the club during this window, amid interest in Marc Guehi from the centre-back’s former club Chelsea.
“If we manage to keep the team together – because we are really happy with the way the players have developed over the last few months after a not easy start – that looks pretty positive.
“No one told me they wanted to leave. This is the most important thing: the players want to stay here.
