Parish must avoid Crystal Palace disaster on "popular" £25k-p/w gem as report emerges - opinion

Crystal Palace have seen a significant number of players leave Selhurst Park over the past few years.

Some have departed on free transfers such as Andros Townsend, Patrick van Aanholt and Mamadou Sakho while some others have left for significant amounts of money such as Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alexander Sorloth and Yannick Bolasie among others.

Looking at the Eagles’ current squad, it seems as though numerous clubs are swirling around one particular player at the south London club.

According to a recent report from The Sun, Palace full-back Tyrick Mitchell is being monitored by fellow Premier League club Manchester City, with the likes of Chelsea, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur also interested.

Since joining Palace’s U18 side back in 2016, the defender has gone on to make 57 senior appearances across all competitions, scoring one goal and providing three assists along the way.

This season has highlighted how vital the Englishman has been for Patrick Vieira’s side by appearing in all but one of their games, playing the full 90 minutes in the majority of their Premier League fixtures.

As a result of his regular game time, the 22-year-old has made more tackles (97), blocks (64) and interceptions (68) than any other Palace player, which could be why the youngster has caught the attention of so many clubs in the top division.

Labelled as a “popular” figure at the club by former Palace boss Roy Hodgson, Mitchell earned his first senior England call-up recently, after his impressive efforts at club level in this campaign.

Taking all of this into account, it would be nothing short of a disaster if Steve Parish were to give the green light to sell the £25k-per-week left-back to another Premier League side anytime soon given