Mateta, 28, is Palace’s high scorer this season with eight Premier League objectives however instructed the membership he needed to depart earlier in January.

“Once more, there may be a lot noise, a lot hypothesis, so many issues occurring,” added Glasner.

“We want each single participant at their finest and JP [Mateta] is not at his finest proper now with all of the noise that occurs.

“It may be soccer noise, but when somebody has personal points the place they cannot give attention to soccer, then it is unnecessary to play.

“He can not help the staff and carry out at his high stage. We determined it’s higher to not play him.”

Palace sit fifteenth within the Premier League and have already offered captain Marc Guehi to Manchester Metropolis through the winter window.

They’re but to discover a substitute for the England worldwide however Glasner, who mentioned earlier this month that he will likely be leaving on the finish of the season, is assured the membership are working to bolster the squad earlier than Monday’s deadline.

Palace have boosted their ahead choices by signing Evann Guessand from Aston Villa on mortgage with an choice to make the transfer everlasting.

“The membership is working nearly 24 hours a day proper now,” Glasner mentioned.

“Marc [Guehi] left two weeks in the past and no one is in. You’ll be able to think about it isn’t really easy – each staff desires to play a profitable season, so it isn’t really easy which you can get the gamers on the finish of January.

“I see the membership working laborious to get gamers in to switch Marc and, in fact, we now have to organize if one thing occurs with JP [Mateta].”

Glasner mentioned the membership is getting ready for various eventualities and Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen stays a goal.

“To be clear, it may be that Mateta stays, and he’s a Palace participant on 2 February, and it may be that Mateta has left the membership and a brand new striker is in,” mentioned Glasner.

“These are the 2 conditions we’re speaking about and discussing proper now.”

Palace had been additionally prepared to supply £50m for Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, however that deal is now within the stability after the Eagles communicated their intention to stroll away.

Wolves boss Rob Edwards confirmed on Friday that 25-year-old Larsen is able to play in opposition to Bournemouth on Saturday.