Oliver Glasner will now include six Crystal Palace academy stars in the squad for the US tour

So, which Crystal Palace prospects have impressed Oliver Glasner? Let’s take a look…

Six young Crystal Palace players to take part in US tour

According to an article in the South London Press, the Austrian will take six talented youngsters on Crystal Palace’s pre-season tour, including Franco Umeh, a name that has been on the lips of many fans of late.

The Ireland Under-19 international is expected to compete with Tyrick Mitchell for the left-back role this season.

It was even said that Glasner decided not to sign Ryan Sessegnon on a free transfer because he believes Umeh can challenge the England international at Selhurst Park – according to Alan Nixon.

According to the South London press, Caleb Kporha, Asher Agbinone, Justin Devenny, Roshaun Mathurin and Mofe Jemide are all travelling with the 19-year-old to the United States.

Refreshing approach by Oliver Glasner

For the first time in a long time, it seems that a number of talents from our youth academy actually have a chance of breaking through to the first team.

Roy Hodgson has never shown much desire to scare the youngsters unless he absolutely has to, opting instead for the more experienced options, even sticking with the same senior crop in dead rubber, end of season affairs, much to the annoyance of the supporters.

However, Glasner looks set to give every player – young or old – the chance to impress and make a name for themselves this summer, which is fantastic to see.

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Hopefully one of these six candidates can put their name in the spotlight during their time in the United States and follow the example of Mitchell, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Wilfried Zaha in their breakthrough years.

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