The Verdict

Reading fans will be disappointed to see Olise go, but it was either recoup £8 million for him now or let him go for free at the end of next season.

Players come and go from clubs but fans will always be most attached to ones that come through their academy system, and Olise was one of those who didn't start out initially at Reading but he was still a graduate of the academy.

It may be a while before Reading get a mercurial talent like Olise through their system again but it is nice to see that he really appreciated the club and the fans for developing him as a player and a person.

And he will go to Palace to work under a French legend and that could help his chances of getting in France's national team in a few years should he develop into a greater player - potentially seeing Wilfried Zaha, Olise and Ebere Eze when he's fit again should be a sight to behold.