Nazira Yusuf is a freelance football journalist covering Liverpool FC, Crystal Palace FC, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest. Also covering women’s football. Naz produces breaking news, match reports, interviews while also developing expertise in video journalism, social media and digital publishing.
Update: Ben Chilwell completes permanent Crystal Palace transfer Crystal Palace have confirmed that Ben Chilwell’s move to Selhurst Park is now permanent. The 29-year-old England international signed from RC Strasbourg on deadline day, converting last season’s loan spell into a full transfer. This update, published on 17 September 2026, brings our earlier coverage in line […]
Justin Devenny finalised a permanent transfer to Stoke City, bringing an official close to an eventful three-year spell in South London that delivered silverware, memorable milestones, and rapid personal development. The 22-year-old midfielder logged 60 appearances and scored four goals for Crystal Palace after arriving from Scottish Championship side Airdrieonians in August 2023. What started […]
Palace Drop New Numbers Crystal Palace rolled out their squad numbers for the new 2026/27 campaign a few weeks before the campaign began, and they managed to spark plenty of chatter among supporters. Selhurst Park chiefs chose a rather unconventional way to drop the details, leaving fans to piece together the puzzle on social media […]
Crystal Palace have completed the signing of highly-rated winger Darío Osorio from Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland on a season-long loan deal containing an obligation to buy. The 22-year-old arrives at Selhurst Park as the club’s 11th acquisition of a busy summer transfer window, following arrivals such as Óscar Mingueza, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Dwight McNeil, Evann […]
The Officials in Focus at Craven Cottage Match officials carry immense influence heading into Saturday afternoon’s Premier League London derby between Fulham and Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage. The Premier League have confirmed Referee Sam Barrott takes charge on the pitch, leading a team dedicated to maintaining order in a fixture traditionally marked by fierce […]
Crystal Palace forward Romain Esse has completed a loan move back to Championship club Millwall until the end of the 2026/27 season. The 21-year-old attacker initially joined Palace from the Lions in January 2025 after progressing through their academy system. During his time at Selhurst Park, Esse made 17 appearances across all competitions. He notably […]
It went right down to the wire on deadline day, but Crystal Palace finally got their man. After days of tense negotiations that stretched the patience of supporters on both sides of the Channel, Palace officially confirmed the signing of Netherlands international Quinten Timber from Marseille just as the clock struck midnight on September 1st. […]
Ben Chilwell never truly left South London behind, and now the England international is back at Selhurst Park for good. Crystal Palace have completed the permanent signing of the 29-year-old left-back on deadline day, adding vital top-flight pedigree to Pierre Sage’s squad on a free transfer. Chilwell spent last season across the Channel with BlueCo […]
Ben Chilwell once flew high as an Eagle, and now the England international has pulled on the red and blue of Crystal Palace once more. A glittering career has seen the left-back collect almost every major medal available to a modern professional footballer. Yet, his chapter in South London already holds a hallowed place in […]
The summer transfer window rarely passes through Selhurst Park without a tremor of unrelenting drama, yet the closing chapters of the 2026/27 trading period delivered a seismic shift for Crystal Palace. When the clock finally struck 11pm on Tuesday, September 1, it brought an end to months of calculated recruitment, high-stakes departures, and frantic late-window […]
Borna Sosa returns to the Bundesliga after FC Cologne confirmed a season-long loan deal for the Crystal Palace defender. The twenty-eight-year-old Croatia international embarks on his second stint in German football following a prior five-year spell with VfB Stuttgart. Cologne sporting director Thomas Kessler finalised the agreement to make Sosa the club’s twelfth summer transfer […]
Deadline day at Selhurst Park brought plenty of twists, turns, and jaw-dropping arrivals, but the addition of 18-year-old Italian international Honest Ahanor is shaping up to be one of the most fascinating deals of the window. Arriving on loan from Atalanta until the end of the 2026/27 campaign as part of a structured pathway that […]
