Crystal Palace and Everton are in active negotiations over a swap deal that would send Dwight McNeil, 26, to south London and Brennan Johnson, 25, to Merseyside. Johnson was signed by Palace for a club-record fee of roughly £35 million in January 2026, a significant gap compared to McNeil’s £20 million valuation from previous negotiations. A previous deal for McNeil had already collapsed in January, with the player completing his medical before the transfer fell through on deadline day. The differing contract lengths create a valuation asymmetry that will require cash adjustments or structural components to complete the swap.
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