Crystal Palace want to offer Jean-Philippe Mateta a new contract, but the striker is expected to push for a transfer if no agreement can be reached by the summer, according to a report. The Frenchman has emerged as one of the Premier League's most exciting players.

Mateta will miss Saturday's Premier League game against Ipswich after requiring 25 stitches in a wound inflicted by Millwall's Liam Roberts.

Furious Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish accused Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts of endangering Jean-Philippe Mateta’s life during Saturday’s FA Cup tie. Roberts was sent off just eight minutes into Saturday’s London derby after a wildly reckless challenge on Jean-Philippe Mateta that led to the forward being carried off on a stretcher.

Crystal Palace have now revealed the full extent of Jean-Philippe Mateta's injuries after the striker was the victim of a horror tackle during his side's 3-1 FA Cup fifth round victory against Millwall on Saturday afternoon.

Manchester United are showing interest in Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta ahead of the summer transfer window.

Mateta was given oxygen on the pitch following the challenge before being stretchered off in a neck brace and taken to hospital.

Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta will “rest and recuperate” over the next few days after he required 25 stitches to an ear injury in Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Millwall.

Samedi, le gardien de Millwall Liam Roberts est sorti de sa surface pied en avant et a violemment percuté la tête de Jean-Philippe Mateta