Overview
- Crystal Palace's loan-to-buy clause for Evann Guessand expired at the end of May, meaning the club no longer holds an automatic purchase right.
- Aston Villa have received multiple enquiries about Guessand's availability and are expecting interest from clubs across England and Europe.
- Guessand's season at Palace was interrupted by a knee injury that limited him to 29 minutes across the final eight Premier League games.
- Neither Palace nor Guessand are expected to decide quickly because Palace must appoint a new manager and Guessand will join the Ivory Coast for the World Cup before returning for Villa pre-season.
- Guessand joined Villa from Nice for a reported £30m last summer and Palace's option was reported by outlets at about £28m, framing likely transfer valuations this summer.