Crystal Palace signed Darío Osorio from FC Midtjylland on loan with an option to buy on deadline day.
On Wednesday, Sport Witness covered a report from Chile explaining that the Eagles paid €1.7m as a loan fee. The purchase clause is around €25.7m with an additional €3.4m as bonuses.
Crystal Palace faced competition
Campo in Denmark provides an insight into how the Premier League side secured the 22-year-old’s services.
Last season, he managed eight goals and 10 assists from 49 matches. Darío Osorio’s development and performances at FC Midtjylland had caught the attention of a few clubs.
On deadline day, apart from Crystal Palace, a few unnamed Premier League sides and Al-Ittihad were battling for the Chile international. The other English club’s details are not revealed.
Last month, Sport Witness have covered various reports of Hull City, Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United, Liverpool and Everton as his suitors.
Tough negotiations for Crystal Palace
In the end, only the UEFA Conference League winners were the last left standing and agreed a higher fee with the Danish club.
The increase, as per Campo, is because of his good start to the season. He managed two goals and three assists for FC Midtjylland.
It wasn’t easy for Crystal Palace to wrap up this operation. On deadline day, the Eagles’ negotiations with the Danish club dragged on before the two teams found an agreement. The outlet provides no explanation why the negotiations were tough.
Earlier that day, the London club were in an intense battle with Sunderland to sign Malick Fofana from Lyon. Pierre Sage’s side had agreed with both the player and the Ligue 1 side, but he ended up joining the Black Cats.
Crystal Palace finished the window by adding the Chilean to their squad. If they were to make Darío Osorio’s stay permanent, the cost, with bonuses, can go over €30m. In that case, he will be Midtjylland’s club-record sale.
The attacker can make his Premier League debut against Fulham on Saturday.
