Evann Guessand to Crystal Palace
Verdict Delivered
This deal HAPPENED. Evann Guessand completed the move, which we were tracking at 61% when it went through.
| Move | Villa → Crystal Palace |
| Outcome | Completed |
| Rated at the end | 61% |
| Resolved | August 12th |
Guessand is close to a second spell at Crystal Palace, and Villa left him behind when the squad flew to Austria for the Super Cup on August 12th. BirminghamLive reported that morning that a loan with a buy option is expected, a day after Foot Mercato's Santi Aouna and Kevin Massampu said the clubs were very close to an agreement on a paid loan containing an option, and hours after the BBC's Sami Mokbel had reported talks over a season-long deal. Personal terms are already in place and the option has been pitched above GBP 25m, so it is the club-to-club side that remains open. Guessand knows the ground. He spent the second half of last season at Selhurst Park, scoring his first Premier League goal in a 1-0 win over Wolves and coming off the bench in the Conference League final, before Palace let their option to buy expire. He joined from Nice for an initial GBP 26m a year ago and scored twice in 21 appearances, and he has slipped behind Alejandro Garnacho since the winger arrived on loan. Pierre Sage, appointed at Selhurst Park this summer, would inherit him.
This page is kept as part of our public track record — every rumor's final outcome stays published against the likelihood we gave it.
Related
How the Story Moved
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| August 8th | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 43% (talks) — source: Jacob Tanswell and Matt Woosnam (The Athletic). Crystal Palace have come back for Guessand. Jacob Tanswell and Matt Woosnam reported for The Athletic on August 8th that Palace, having decided earlier in the summer against pursuing the 25-year-old, have held talks in recent days and are among the clubs exploring a loan. Guessand knows the ground. He spent the second half of last season at Selhurst Park before Palace chose not to take up their option to buy him, and it is that refusal which makes a second temporary move there a harder sell at Villa Park than a permanent sale would be. He has slipped behind Alejandro Garnacho since the winger arrived on loan, with Nicolas Jackson also under discussion, and has no clear route into Unai Emery's front line. Nothing has been lodged with Villa, and no wage split has been reported. |
| August 11th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 43% to 50% (talks). Crystal Palace are pushing to take Guessand back to Selhurst Park, and the BBC's Sami Mokbel reported on the morning of August 11th that the clubs are in talks over a season-long loan. Henry Swain had reported the day before that Villa have pitched an option to buy in excess of GBP 25m, that personal terms are in place, and that Palace are optimistic; Swain is still the only journalist carrying that detail on terms, though the talks themselves are now confirmed by the BBC. Jacob Tanswell and Matt Woosnam reported for The Athletic on August 8th that Palace had come back in and were among the clubs exploring a loan. Guessand knows the ground. He spent the second half of last season at Selhurst Park, scoring his first Premier League goal in a 1-0 win over Wolves and coming off the bench in the Conference League final, before Palace let their option to buy expire, and it is that refusal which makes a second temporary move there a harder sell at Villa Park than a permanent sale would be. He joined from Nice for an initial GBP 26m a year ago and scored twice in 21 appearances. He has slipped behind Alejandro Garnacho since the winger arrived on loan, but he still travelled to Salzburg for the Super Cup and started the friendly defeat by Bayern Munich. |
| August 11th | Moved | Likelihood rose from 50% to 61% (part_agreed). Guessand is close to a second spell at Crystal Palace. Foot Mercato's Santi Aouna and Kevin Massampu reported on the afternoon of August 11th that the clubs are very close to an agreement on a paid loan containing an option to buy, hours after the BBC's Sami Mokbel had reported talks over a season-long loan. Personal terms are already in place and the option has been pitched above GBP 25m, so it is the club-to-club side that remains open, and Foot Mercato is so far the only outlet carrying the deal as all but done. Guessand knows the ground. He spent the second half of last season at Selhurst Park, scoring his first Premier League goal in a 1-0 win over Wolves and coming off the bench in the Conference League final, before Palace let their option to buy expire. He joined from Nice for an initial GBP 26m a year ago and scored twice in 21 appearances. He has slipped behind Alejandro Garnacho since the winger arrived on loan, but he travelled to Salzburg for the Super Cup and started the friendly defeat by Bayern Munich. |
| August 12th | Verdict | Deal DONE — completed after being tracked at 61% |
Timeline reflects our tracking history since the rumor joined the board, not every media mention. For everything Villa, live: the Verdict homepage.