Getafe President Opens Door For Uche Return

Nigerian Midfielder’s Palace Loan Stalls, €20m Option in Doubt.

Getafe president Ángel Torres has declared the club open to welcoming back Nigerian midfielder Chrisantus Uche, as his loan spell at Crystal Palace falters, Sportblits.com reports.

The 22-year-old joined Palace on deadline day with a conditional €20m obligation to buy, but has managed just four Premier League appearances under Oliver Glasner, failing to break into the first team at Selhurst Park.

“Welcome if he returns,” Torres told reporters via Marca after receiving a lifetime achievement award on Monday.

He added a pragmatic twist:

“Bringing him back and selling him next year.”

Loan on the Brink

Journalist Alan Nixon reports that Palace and Uche are actively seeking an early exit:

“Crystal Palace are ready to let new boy Christantus Uche go back to Getafe in January,” Nixon wrote via Patreon, as quoted by Molineux News.

Pre-Loan Promise in La Liga

Before the move, Uche was thriving at Getafe—scoring once and assisting another in just three La Liga matches. His dynamic midfield presence had marked him as a rising talent in Spain.

January Recall Looms

Spanish media have increasingly flagged a January return as realistic, with Getafe ready to reintegrate the Nigerian—or flip him for profit if his form reignites.

For Uche, a Getafe homecoming could reignite his career; for Palace, it’s a swift end to a loan that never took flight. The winter window will decide his next chapter.