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As galore arsenic 4 Premier League teams could payment from UEFA's determination to demote Crystal Palace to the Conference League.
After claiming their first-ever trophy with a historical FA Cup last triumph implicit Manchester City successful May, Crystal Palace secured a spot successful the 2025/26 Europa League for the archetypal clip successful the club's history.
However, their information successful the contention was instantly thrown into uncertainty due to multi-club ownership regulations, with erstwhile bulk shareholder John Textor besides holding a controlling involvement successful French nine Lyon.
When quality aboriginal broke that Lyon were acceptable to beryllium relegated to the second-tier of French football, it was believed that Palace whitethorn yet support their spot successful the Europa League.
However, aft it was confirmed that Lyon had kept their spot successful Ligue 1, UEFA announced that Crystal Palace would beryllium demoted to the Conference League, and it could beryllium large quality for 4 Premier League sides.
Marc Guehi (centre, right) lifted the FA Cup trophy with Crystal Palace past period (Image: Getty)
Although it is expected that Palace volition entreaty UEFA's determination and support their hopes of playing successful the Europa League live conscionable a small longer, it present appears apt that they volition suffer their spot successful Europe's second-tier.
If so, past determination is nary nine that volition beryllium happier than Nottingham Forest, who would past instrumentality Palace's spot successful the Europa League arsenic the 2nd English nine competing successful the competition.
Currently, 2 teams from the Premier League are granted a spot successful the Europa League, with Aston Villa securing the different aft finishing sixth successful the Premier League.
Forest instrumentality Palace's spot successful the Europa League aft finishing seventh successful the Premier League table, meaning their spot successful Conference League volition present spell to the Eagles instead.
However, Forest are not the lone nine who could payment from Palace's demotion, arsenic the quality volition undoubtedly weaken the London club's hopes of holding connected to their prima players.
Nottingham Forest volition instrumentality Crystal Palace's spot successful the Europa League. (Image: Getty)
Many of Palace's cardinal players person been linked with large summertime moves successful caller weeks, with respective Premier League sides reportedly considering making moves earlier the model closes.
With deals for Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez each finalised, Liverpool person reportedly turned their involvement to England International Marc Guehi, viewing him arsenic a imaginable replacement for existent prima Ibrahima Konate.
The 24-year-old has conscionable 1 twelvemonth near connected his existent woody with Palace and is believed to beryllium anxious to marque the determination to Anfield aft antecedently refusing to regularisation retired a summertime transportation pursuing the FA Cup victory.
And with Liverpool capable to connection him a spot successful the Champions League, it whitethorn beryllium hard for Palace to person the centre-back to stay successful London and alternatively play successful Europe's 3rd division.
The aforesaid could beryllium said for Eberechi Eze, who has powerfully been linked with a determination to Arsenal, pursuing Mikel Arteta's securing the transfers of Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard and Noni Madueke.
Like Liverpool, Arsenal volition vie successful the Champions League adjacent play an enticing thought for Eze if helium were to articulation and unafraid a spot successful the starting lineup.
But it's not conscionable Champions League sides that whitethorn exploit Palace's present weakened presumption successful negotiations, arsenic Manchester United whitethorn consider reigniting their involvement successful striker Jean-Philippe Mateta should it go wide helium is disposable for cheaper than before.
