Daichi Kamada delivers Crystal Palace promise after contract extension confirmed

Crystal Palace person announced that Daichi Kamada has signed a caller one-year declaration with the club.

The 29-year-old midfielder’s erstwhile woody astatine Selhurst Park expired connected June 30 and determination were suggestions that helium could prosecute a caller situation elsewhere.

There were besides immoderate concerns wrong the Eagles fanbase that Kamada could travel erstwhile brag Oliver Glasner to Nottingham Forest, having antecedently played nether him astatine Eintracht Frankfurt.

However, Kamada has ended speculation implicit his aboriginal by committing his aboriginal to Palace, and helium has delivered a committedness to the club’s supporters up of the 2026-27 season.

“Thanks for everything. We volition get different trophy. I volition springiness my all, I committedness you. See you soon,” Kamada told the club’s website pursuing confirmation of his caller deal.

Chairman Steve Parish added: “This is fantastic quality for Crystal Palace. Over the past 2 years Daichi has made a large interaction successful the centre of midfield, arsenic good arsenic becoming a fans’ favourite connected and disconnected the pitch.

“I americium delighted that helium has turned down the galore options helium had to widen his enactment successful South London.

“Daichi volition present person a well-earned interruption aft his fantabulous World Cup and articulation america aboriginal successful pre-season arsenic we participate a engaged Premier League and European season.”

Kamada eyeing much trophies aft committing aboriginal to Palace

Kamada joined Palace from Lazio connected a escaped transportation successful the summertime of 2024 and has since played 89 times for the nine crossed each competitions, chipping successful with 3 goals and 8 assists.

The Japan international, who represented his state astatine the 2026 World Cup, played successful 14 of Palace’s 15 games en way to Conference League glory past season, playing the afloat 90 minutes successful the 1-0 last triumph implicit Rayo Vallecano.

Kamada besides helped Palace triumph the FA Cup – the club’s first-ever large portion of silverware – successful the 2024-25 season, earlier lifting the Community Shield a fewer months later.

The midfielder volition soon beryllium acceptable to enactment nether Palace’s caller caput manager Pierre Sage, who has inherited a squad that volition vie successful the Europa League adjacent play and volition bid to amended connected their 15th-placed Premier League decorativeness from the erstwhile campaign.