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Palace identify right flank priority as January plans sharpen

Crystal Palace’s January planning is beginning to take clearer shape, and amid talk of attacking reinforcements, the most intriguing detail in The Standard’s report is the club’s interest in Bayern Munich right wing back Sacha Boey. According to Standard Sport, Palace “hold an interest in the Bayern Munich defender Sacha Boey,” with “sources expect Boey to leave Bayern next month.” That combination alone elevates the situation from passing curiosity to something more concrete.

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Oliver Glasner’s wider brief is well established. He is “keen to address Crystal Palace’s squad depth in the January transfer window,” with Palace “in the market for wide forwards and right wing backs” and potentially among “the Premier League’s busier clubs during next month’s transfer window.” Yet Boey’s profile fits a very specific need.

Wing back depth concerns come into focus

Palace’s urgency on the right side is driven by circumstance. Daniel Munoz is “currently sidelined with a knee injury that requires surgery,” while his cover, Nathaniel Clyne, “is 34 and out of contract in the summer.” In that context, Boey looks less like a luxury and more like structural reinforcement.

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Glasner’s system explains the thinking. He uses a “3 4 2 1 formation with two wide forwards tucked in behind striker Jean Philippe Mateta,” placing heavy physical and tactical demands on wing backs. Palace’s schedule adds weight, they are “into the Carabao Cup quarter finals, sit fifth in the Premier League table, and have designs on winning the UEFA Conference League.” Depth is no longer optional.

Boey availability aligns with Palace ambition

Boey’s situation at Bayern creates rare alignment. A player with Champions League level experience, potentially available mid season, and comfortable operating high and wide. Palace do not often find this market opening in January. The Standard’s line that “sources expect Boey to leave Bayern next month” hints at an opportunity Palace may feel compelled to explore.

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ever been shy in articulating needs. After the Conference League defeat at Strasbourg, he said: “The second thing [to improve in attack] is to buy a player in January.” While that comment focused on the final third, the underlying message was broader, the squad is short.

January window shaped by past departures

Recent history explains the caution. Palace were “criticised by large sections of their fanbase for not adding more depth in attacking areas this summer,” having lost Michael Olise, Jordan Ayew and Odsonne Edouard, while selling “star man Eberechi Eze to Arsenal in August for up to £67.5million.” That erosion has left little margin for error.

In that sense, Boey feels symbolic. A move not about firefighting, but about equipping a side that suddenly finds itself competing on multiple fronts, and needing players ready now, not projects for later.

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This is exactly the sort of deal Palace fans have been crying out for, targeted, position specific and grounded in immediate need. With Munoz injured and Clyne nearing the end of his contract, right wing back has quietly become one of the thinnest areas in the squad.

Boey’s potential availability feels timely. Palace are fifth, deep in cup competitions and showing real cohesion under Glasner. The fear among supporters is that fatigue and injuries derail momentum, as has happened before. Bringing in a player who has operated at Bayern standards would send a message that Palace are serious about sustaining this run.

There will be realism too. Wages, competition and Bayern’s terms all matter. But Palace fans know January is not about perfection, it is about protection. Protecting results, protecting key players and protecting belief. If Boey is genuinely attainable, supporters will expect the club to be decisive. After summers of restraint and sales, this feels like the window to back the manager properly and see where this season can really go.