Crystal Palace and Jean-Philippe Mateta have been dealt a blow as his proposed move to AC Milan is ‘off’, with this potentially hindering another deal.

This January transfer window has generally been pretty dull, but Mateta has provided quite a bit of entertainment.

Earlier this month, it emerged that the Crystal Palace forward is looking to leave the Premier League club this month as he is in the final 18 months of his contract and wants to play for a Champions League club.

Aston Villa and Juventus initially looked to be the leading contenders to sign him, though they stepped away as Unai Emery’s side signed Tammy Abraham as a cheaper alternative, while the Serie A giants could not afford him in this window.

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have also been sporadically linked with Mateta, though Nottm Forest were the next club to make a concrete move for him and it was even suggested that they agreed a deal with Palace.

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However, this would have been a sideways move for Mateta, so it is hardly surprising that he reportedly opted to reject Forest in favour of a move to AC Milan.

In recent days, it has felt like it was only a matter of time before Maeteta completed a move to AC Milan, though the player and club encountered some issues.

On Monday morning, Sky Sports reported that problems regarding Mateta’s medical and former Chelsea star Christopher Nkunku could block a deal.

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They said: ‘Milan are sending a club doctor to examine Mateta on Monday before proceeding with the deal. The window closes at 7pm UK time for clubs in England and Italy.

‘There are also question marks over whether Milan will push ahead with the move in this window, considering that Christopher Nkunku does not want to leave.’

Now, a third issue, according to Italian outlet Tuttomercatoweb, was that there is a ‘tug of war’ between Mateta’s representatives and AC Milan over his salary.

Now, Fabrizio Romano and Ben Jacobs have confirmed that the move to AC Milan is ‘off’.

Romano said on X: ‘BREAKING: Jean Philippe Mateta will NOT join AC Milan following double session of medical tests today.

‘Crystal Palace have been informed. The player wanted the move but it won’t happen.’

Jacobs added: ‘BREAKING: Jean-Philippe Mateta move to Milan is off.

‘Additional medical tests this morning were carried out and Milan have decided not to proceed.’

Despite this, it has also been widely reported that Jorgen Strand Larsen’s agreed move from Wolves to Palace worth £48m is still likely to go through.

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