Crystal Palace broke the record and signed Pino, and Eze was only allowed to announce the official

According to well-known journalist Fabricio Romano, Crystal Palace has reached an oral agreement with Villarreal for winger Jeremy Pino's transfer. The basic transfer fee is €30 million (about £25.9 million), and additional terms will float based on the player's performance. If the total price exceeds Augustine Bentec's £27 million in 2016, the Spanish international will become the club's historical betting. Sources revealed that Pino himself has agreed to sign a long-term contract and the physical examination arrangement will be completed within the next few days. The deal marks an alternative that Crystal Palace has quickly launched after core attacker Eberreki Eze transfers to Arsenal for £67.5 million - filling the creativity gap with a 23-year-old Europa League champion, showing management's decisive decision-making in the transfer market.

Pino's tactical value goes far beyond the data level. Although he scored only 6.81 points in the Whoscored score last season, he completed 2.3 successful passes and 1.8 key passes every 90 minutes, perfectly fitting Glasner's high-level oppression system. As a genius promoted by Unai Emery in 2020, Pino directly participated in 45 goals in 170 club competitions, and also has international experience as the 2022-23 European League championship. Its 1.72-meter height and low center of gravity dribbles can effectively tear open the dense defense line of the Premier League. It is worth noting that Liverpool, Arsenal and other giants have long visited this wing point. In the end, Crystal Palace completed the interception at a price lower than market expectations, which is a model of cost-effective operation this summer. The deep significance of this transfer lies in the strategic upgrade of Crystal Palace. If the European Union playoffs successfully advances in the second leg on Thursday, the club will enter the European arena without an unprecedented chance. Pino's joining not only compensates for the loss of Eze's departure, but also forms a technical wing with Michael Olisse, completely changing the traditional British football gene that relies on physical confrontation. From the "Eagle Totem" in the past of Selhurst Park Stadium to the new philosophy that absorbs Spanish technology flow today, it reflects the survival wisdom of the Premier League mid-range teams in the gap between oil capital and giants - using data mining to replace spending money and attracting emerging geniuses with European war dreams. Perhaps as Villarreal's yellow submarine miracle shows, the ambitions of the small team should never be underestimated.