The January transfer window is set to open on Thursday, 1st January 2026 and will be open until 19:00 GMT on Monday, 2nd February 2026.
Crystal Palace currently sit in a promising position in the Premier League in 8th on 26 points and are just three points behind Chelsea who are currently 4th.
The Eagles have had great fortune in cup competitions in 2025 winning the FA Cup and Community Shield and will be relishing the chance to win silverware yet again.
Palace were recently knocked out of the Carabao Cup losing to Arsenal on penalties but remain fighting in three other competitions.
The Conference League sees Palace take to the play offs to try and make the round of 16 after a disappointing league phase while the FA Cup third round sees the Eagles play Macclesfield.
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Areas to Strengthen
Goalkeepers and Defence
Oliver Glasner's side will not look to make any changes to the goalkeeping department in the January window.
Dean Henderson has been established as the Eagles number one with Walter Benitez having joined last window as the back up.
Remi Matthews will continue in the second half of the season as third choice with youngsters Owen Goodman and Joe Whitworth on loan in the EFL.
Palace will likely look towards signing a new right wing back to be understudy to Daniel Munoz. Munoz himself could end up leaving the South London ers claiming he would like to play for 'the best clubs in the world.'
It has been reported that they are keen on signing Sacha Boey from Bayern Munich.
On the other side of the defence Palace will be unlikely to look at any changes to the left wing backs with Tyrick Mitchell as first choice and Borna Sosa as his back up.
The big talking point for Palace will be if captain Marc Guehi leaves in the January transfer window for a small fee or if he will leave in the summer when his contract has expired. Liverpool are set to reignite their interest with clubs abroad such as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid able to arrange a pre contract agreement in January.
Nathan Ake, Odilon Kossounou and Strahinja Pavlovic are among the three names that have been mentioned as potential replacements.
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Midfield
Palace will be unlikely to part ways with any midfielder in the January window.
Adam Wharton will like Guehi want to maximise his playtime in order to ensure a place on the England plane for the summer World Cup.
Will Hughes, Daichi Kamada, Jefferson Lerma, Justin Devenny and Cheick Doucoure will all likely remain at the club past the window.
Doucoure is yet to feature this season and has struggled in the last couple of years with injury problems while Kamada has been side lined for up to ten weeks with a hamstring injury.
As a result of this the Eagles may look to sign a new midfielder in the January window.
Two of the names that have been mentioned are Wolves' Joao Gomes and Atletico Madrid's Conor Gallagher.
The latter spent the 2021/22 season on loan in South London from Chelsea and won the fans Player of the Season award as he impressed scoring eight and assisting five in all competitions as he earned his first England cap in the winter of 2021.
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Forwards
The South Londoners will very likely be in the market for one or two new forwards in the January window.
Romain Esse and Christantus Uche have both struggled for games at times this season. The Nigerian forward is only on loan in London from Getafe with an obligation to buy.
Ismaila Sarr is currently away from the team at AFCON with there also being reports that talks for a new contract for Jean-Philippe Mateta have stalled.
Brennan Johnson's name has been mentioned as a name that Palace may be looking to add to their squad in the New Year. The Welshman would provide depth all across the attack but predominantly off the right with Palace currently using Eddie Nketiah and Justin Devenny in this role.
According to the Telegraph, Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves is another name that Palace could look to sign in the coming months to bolster the attack.
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Contracts
Marc Guehi and Naouirou Ahamada will almost certainly depart the club if not in January but at the end of the season with Glasner confirming that the club captain will not sign a new contract and Ahamada is not in his plans.
Jefferson Lerma's contract has an option to extend for a further year which Palace may well choose to trigger.
Daichi Kamada and Nathaniel Clyne will also be deciding their futures in the coming weeks and months with both entering the final six months of their contracts.
