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![LFCLaurie Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::749293079044251648.png) Laurie [@LFCLaurie](/creator/twitter/LFCLaurie) on x 50.7K followers
Created: 2025-07-14 11:08:06 UTC

People thinking Mateta would come in to be a backup are mad.

He scored XX goals last season for Palace and XX the season before that. They'd demand at least £50/60m for him and we're not paying that for a backup. He'd be a stopgap and a decent one at that.


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