Premier League side present transfer chance for Crystal Palace man after 'confused' season

Crystal Palace captain Luka Milivojevic is reportedly a transfer target for Premier League newcomers Fulham.

The Serbian midfielder has fallen out of favour at Selhurst Park following the arrival of Patrick Vieira as manager last summer, with the Frenchman handing Milivojevic just nine league starts across the campaign. Instead, Vieira has preferred to utilise James McArthur, Chiekhou Kouyate and Will Hughes ahead of him, with the club captain seemingly unable to meet the demands of Palace’s highly-mobile style of play.

Milivojevic arrived in south London in 2017 and has gone on to wrack up 177 appearances in red and blue across five and a half seasons for the club. His most prolific campaign was in 2018/19 when he managed 12 Premier League goals to lead the scoring charts for the club, following on from his ten strikes the previous year.

He has slowly dropped further out of favour though and was even booed by small sections of Palace fans during the club’s end of season awards night in May before giving a speech. That has opened the door on a potential exit for the Serbian international, who still has a year left remaining on his contract in SE25.

Speaking to the Crystal Palace website about his situation in March, Milivojevic said: “This season is a little bit confused, but I’m very honest with myself. I think I’m doing great in training, giving my best. In the game I played in the cup [vs Hartlepool] I was satisfied with how I did. As the captain of the group, I have to always show always an example, especially in difficult moments, because there are plenty of young guys who can be in a similar situation in the future.

“Honestly, at the moment I haven’t decided what I want. I think soon I will have to start