Mateta’s Palace dispute deepens after losing appeals to end contract early
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Striker wants move and said final year of deal was invalid29-year-old took his case to tribunal and Fifa but lostJean-Philippe Mateta is in dispute with Crystal Palace over the final year of his contract but failed in an attempt to have it ruled invalid by an independent Premier League tribunal and Fifa. The France striker signed a four-and-a-half-year contract when he joined permanently from Mainz in January 2022 after an initial loan, in a deal that also included the option of a 12-month extension. That was activated by Palace in…
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