Crystal Palace in battle to agree takeover but US billionaires convinced 'it's a good time to sell' - Stefan Borson

Crystal Palace's billionaire owners are likely to face a difficult challenge of selling the club in its entirety.

That is according to former Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider that he is not holding his breath for a deal to emerge at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles have experienced an incredible couple of campaigns under Oliver Glasner, who has been replaced by Pierre Sage, lifting the FA Cup in 2024-25 and the Europa Conference League in 2025-26.

Palace's success is potentially why the US billionaires, including Josh Harris, David Blitzer and Woody Johnson, could be considering a full sale of the Premier League club.

While Steve Parish has been the poster boy for the Eagles over the years, the aforementioned trio are the majority shareholders, and have the final say over moves.

It is believed that surging costs over Palace's upgrade plans for Selhurst Park are part of the reasoning, a project that has now stalled for years [Irish Times].

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson raised some concerns over any potential sale, suggesting that owners could be stuck in South London for the foreseeable future.

"I think it'd be quite tricky. They have been in the sale process pretty recently, so it's hard to see how they're going to find a a buyer now.

"But I can understand why they might look at it and go, 'Now is a really good time to sell because we've won trophies, and we've increased the profile of the club'.

"I can see why they want to try. I just think it's going to be really hard and there's loads of teams that are available and for sale.

"It's one of those where you just wait and see what happens, and see if they can get a deal. I wouldn't think it's that likely, but we'll have to wait and see."

The Eagles are attempting to revamp Selhurst Park, a stadium that is still relying on some of the roots built all the way back in the 1920s.

Plans to rebuild one of the stands would add another 8,000 to the current capacity, taking it up to 34,000 seats, which would be huge for the matchday revenue.

All of this comes at a major cost, however, and it would appear that the owners are having second thoughts about investing that much money into the club.

As Borson says, it is certainly "one to watch," especially after two seasons of lifting trophies, and potentially more prize money coming in during the 2026-27 campaign.