Crystal Palace in talks to sign PSV goalkeeper Walter Benitez on free transfer
Crystal Palace are in discussions with PSV goalkeeper Walter Benitez over a move to the Premier League.
Benitez, 32, will be out of contract with PSV later this month and is yet to sign a new deal, meaning he is free to discuss a move with interested clubs. Palace have entered talks with the goalkeeper to bring him to south London.
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The FA Cup winners are looking for a third senior goalkeeper with Matt Turner's season-long loan from Nottingham Forest ending. Turner, the USMNT goalkeeper, is expected to join Ligue 1 side Lyon after they agreed an €8million (£6.74m) with Forest.
Remi Matthews, who was third choice behind No 1 goalkeeper Dean Henderson and Turner, and who featured once for Palace last season, has extended his contract. Should he sign, then Benitez is likely to come in as competition and cover behind Henderson.
Argentinian goalkeeper Benitez spent six seasons at French club Nice, where he made 188 appearances.
He joined PSV in the summer of 2022 on a free transfer and has made 134 appearances for the Dutch club. During his three seasons in the Netherlands, Benitez has won trophies with PSV, including back-to-back league titles in 2024 and 2025.
The most recent league victory came as a result of Ajax's collapse in the title run-in. Ajax blowing a nine-point lead at the top of the table led to PSV Eindhoven winning the Dutch title on a tense final day in the Eredivisie in May.
Benitez earned one cap for Argentina in March 2024 and has made his national team's bench regularly, supporting No 1 goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
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