SL Benfica will resist selling Jan-Niklas Beste in the January transfer window amid the 25-year-old German wide player’s links with Crystal Palace.
According to reports by O Jogo and A Bola, as relayed by Sport Witness, Jan-Niklas Beste is the subject of interest from Crystal Palace. The Eagles are scouring the market for a versatile midfielder heading into the January transfer window. However, Primeira Liga giants SL Benfica will resist parting ways with the German wide player next month.
Jan-Niklas Beste has struggled to make his mark since joining SL Benfica from FC Heidenheim in the summer transfer window. A native of Hamm, he graduated from the youth division at Borussia Dortmund but rose in prominence during his spell with FC Heidenheim.
The 25-year-old was instrumental in FC Heidenheim enjoying an exceptional 2023/24 campaign that clinched European qualification. That earned Beste a move to SL Benfica, and he would have hoped to take his career to the next level at the Portuguese club. Instead, the player has managed only 693 minutes of game time across 18 appearances in all competitions.
However, Beste’s stock in the market remaisns high, with several well-known clubs across Europe setting their sights on him. An adventure in the Premier League might be on the cards, with Crystal Palace among his prospective suitors heaidng into the January transfer window.