
Chadi Riad
22-Year-Old
Crystal Palace
Premier
OUT
Injury Knee
Est. Return 1/1/2026
Not ready to play games
Riad (knee) is not ready to play games and no risk will be taken with the defender, coach Oliver Glasner said in a press conference, according to the News Shopper. "He's not ready to play games. Also not for the Under-21s, we don't want to risk anything. It's really about supporting him to come closer and closer to perform consistently."
ANALYSIS
Riad is not ready at all to play games, not even with the youth team, according to coach Oliver Glasner. The Moroccan is still working through his rehabilitation from an ACL injury and will not be rushed back by the medical staff. That said, his absence is not impacting the starting XI of Palace since he will hold a bench role at best once he is fully fit.
Riad is not ready at all to play games, not even with the youth team, according to coach Oliver Glasner. The Moroccan is still working through his rehabilitation from an ACL injury and will not be rushed back by the medical staff. That said, his absence is not impacting the starting XI of Palace since he will hold a bench role at best once he is fully fit.
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Suffers setback
Riad (knee) has suffered a setback and will miss further time, accoridng to manager Oliver Galsner. "He trained [Wednesday] and then he slipped and he had a little bit of reaction in his knee. Then I spoke to him, and he preferred to watch the game from the stand."
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Left out as precaution
Riad (knee) was expected to be available for Thursday's clash against AZ but ultimately missed out as a precaution, according to Bobby Manzi from GiveMeSport.
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Training in full
Riad (knee) was spotted back in full team training on Wednesday and is available for Thursday's match, according to Oliver Glasner."That's the best news: yesterday he was allowed to train with the team, and he had yesterday's session and today's session. He will be in the matchday squad tomorrow."
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Nearing return
Riad (knee) is nearing a return to training, according to manager Oliver Glasner. "And we have Chadi Riad, who will come back in the next two weeks and start training with us"
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Needs another week or two
Riad (knee) is still a week or two away from a return, according to manager Olivier Galsner. "No, unfortunately. We expected him now, but it takes maybe one, two more weeks. We said it's such a long period, and we don't take any kind of risks because the worst thing that can happen is he starts training, and maybe then he has to go out of the training again. He's doing his rehab. He's on the pitch already. He's doing a lot of work. But of course, especially the next two weeks, honestly, we don't really train. I think after this period, he will be with us."
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Candidate for loan move
Riad could be open to a January move away from Crystal Palace in order to regain match fitness, according to Sky Sports.
ANALYSIS
Riad won't have much playing time available at Crystal Palace, and the defender is looking to play regularly after suffering two major injuries. More importantly, Riad wants to show he's fit enough to make the Morocco squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With that in mind, a January move could be ideal for the 22-year-old.
Riad won't have much playing time available at Crystal Palace, and the defender is looking to play regularly after suffering two major injuries. More importantly, Riad wants to show he's fit enough to make the Morocco squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With that in mind, a January move could be ideal for the 22-year-old.