Crystal Palace supervisor Oliver Glasner believes loanee Ben Chilwell can reignite his profession on the membership following his transfer from Chelsea.
Chilwell was not in head coach Enzo Maresca’s plans at Stamford Bridge and made a deadline-day swap on mortgage to the Eagles, having featured for Chelsea simply as soon as all season, within the EFL Cup towards Barrow.
The England worldwide is with out an look within the Premier League since April 2024, however Glasner has already been impressed by Chilwell’s software in coaching and hopes he can assist the facet within the second half of the season.
“It may be a giant probability for him,” mentioned Glasner.
“He has to compete with Tyrick Mitchell as a result of he has had a superb season for us, very constant on a really excessive stage. However he [Chilwell] is doing very well in coaching.
“Ben performed many video games for Chelsea after which, for causes I don’t know and I don’t care, he didn’t play.
“That was the one alternative that we might signal him right here, as a result of if he’s a starter for Chelsea, we don’t have an opportunity to signal him.”
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Regardless of not having the ability to practice with Chelsea’s first-team squad all through January, Glasner is hopeful Chilwell could make his debut within the FA Cup’s fourth spherical this weekend, away to League Two outfit Doncaster Rovers.
He added: “Sadly, he couldn’t participate in Chelsea’s workforce coaching in January.
“Crew coaching is a little bit bit totally different, so we’ve got to present him some days and possibly weeks, however the plan is he’ll get minutes at Doncaster.”
