Roy Hodgson has declared it a ‘crimson letter day’ for Crystal Palace after Michael Olise dedicated his future to the membership.
Olise snubbed a potential transfer to Chelsea to pen a brand new four-year take care of the Eagles.
Talking in regards to the information, Hodgson mentioned: “I had a protracted chat with him when the topic was first broached however that was a very long time in the past in the beginning of pre-season.
“I made it clear to him simply how a lot I take pleasure in working with him and the way a lot respect I’ve for him as a participant and what potential I feel he has as a participant.
“And in that I advised that I assumed being at Crystal Palace and taking part in right here can be the most suitable choice however I additionally made it clear that I wasn’t going to place him beneath any pointless stress.
“He had stress from all sides so I might solely inform him actually what I feel from my aspect. I’m all the time right here if he desires to debate it additional. In consequence, we converse on a regular basis however I’ve shied away from asking ‘what are you going to do?’ or giving him additional recommendation. He is aware of what I’ve obtained to say and I simply hoped we’d get the reply we wish.
“The choice has been his and I have to congratulate Steve Parrish and Doug Freedman within the unbelievable job they’ve carried out in persuading him that with stress from the skin, that is your house and it’s the place we consider he can progress and develop in the fitting method.
“As a supervisor, it’s good as a result of I actually ejoyed the ten video games final 12 months and I assumed the squad was very attention-grabbing and when the chairman requested me to come back again and do one other 12 months I had that in thoughts.
“To lose Wilfried Zaha first after which presumably Michael Olise it might have modified my notion. So, for me, it’s a crimson letter day. It’s the absolute best information we might have.
“We’ve been involved if a membership the scale of Chelsea’s stature begin to take an curiosity in a participant and suggests {that a} transfer to their membership may be the very best wager.
“I’ve all the time hoped that wouldn’t be the case and that Michael would realise that at such a younger age his future right here may be very vibrant and we can assist him transfer in a short time to a different degree, if that’s going to occur in time.”
