🚨 Crystal Palace land US starlet Zavier Gozo in a reported $15m move
19 August 2026, 08:39
📝 THE FULL PICTURE:
Crystal Palace just landed a big one. They've signed 19-year-old American forward Zavier Gozo from Real Salt Lake for a reported $15 million (£11.1m). Gozo's inked a five-year deal, subject to international clearance. He joined RSL's academy in 2021 and made his MLS debut at 16 in October 2023. This season? Six goals and four assists in RSL's first 16 league games, earning an MLS All-Star nod. The Utah-born prospect has been capped by the US at every level through U-23s. Gozo is Palace's sixth signing this summer, following Mingueza, Tomiyasu, McNeil, Guessand, and Khalaili. New head coach Pierre Sage kicks off the Premier League season on Saturday at Everton.
💭 MY TAKE:
Palace is stacking up quietly. Six signings, and they're grabbing a US kid with real production. Gozo isn't just a project, he's been cooking in MLS. Six goals and four assists in 16 games? That's legit. For $15 million, that's a solid bet. The question is whether he gets minutes right away under Sage. But this is how you build, snag young talent before Europe finds out. Love this move.