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# Crystal Palace Transfer News: Palace Enter Race For Balogun

Crystal Palace have been handed a clear transfer-market prompt after fresh claims around **Folarin Balogun**‘s Monaco future.

According to [David Ornstein of The Athletic](https://x.com/David_Ornstein/status/2069315322629296501), Balogun is expected to leave Monaco this summer despite being contracted until 2028, with Premier League and European interest building during his World Cup surge. [Stars and Stripes FC](https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/usmnt/44576/three-clubs-that-should-target-folarin-balogun-after-the-world-cup) have now listed Crystal Palace among the clubs who should be looking seriously at the United States forward.

The logic is obvious. Balogun scored twice in the USA’s 4-1 win over Paraguay, a performance also covered by [Concacaf](https://www.concacaf.com/competitions/fifa-world-cup/news/balogun-brace-steers-usa-to-victory-against-paraguay), and his profile has spiked at exactly the point Palace are assessing attacking options for Pierre Sage’s first full window.

> FOLARIN BALOGUN BRACE TO MAKE IT 3-0 @USMNT!
>
> [June 13, 2026](https://x.com/FOXSports/status/2065613476756648101)

## Why Balogun Would Test Palace’s Ambition

Palace already have [Chris Richards](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/first-team/world-cup-2026-spotlight-on-richards-and-the-usa/) inside the USMNT environment and Eddie Nketiah knows Balogun from Arsenal, giving any approach a human connection as well as a football one.

The harder question is valuation. Reports around Monaco’s stance point towards a fee in the region of €50 million, which would represent a major Selhurst Park investment.

Palace’s recent European qualification changes the pitch, though. A fast, mobile No.9 with World Cup momentum would give Sage a different attacking route and add another elite-age asset to a squad already built around Adam Wharton, Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Munoz.

For now, this is one to monitor rather than a formal Palace move. But Balogun’s situation has become too loud for the Eagles to ignore.