{"id":904330,"date":"2026-05-08T06:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/christantus-uche-aims-dig-at-former-manchester-united-target-in-exit-message\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:14:28","slug":"christantus-uche-aims-dig-at-former-manchester-united-target-in-exit-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/christantus-uche-aims-dig-at-former-manchester-united-target-in-exit-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Christantus Uche aims dig at former Manchester United target in exit message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Soccer Christantus Uche aims dig at former Manchester United target in exit message\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/I8CLPLNwgtB8bz3RXnjRx51E6gA=\/750x500\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2025%2F10%2Fimago1067419810.jpg\" srcset data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\"><\/p>\n<p>Christantus Uche  reacts to his team loss after the Everton vs Crystal Palace Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture credit: ImagoxGareth Evans<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche has taken a slight dig at his current boss, Oliver Glasner, following his lack of game time at Crystal Palace, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u200bUche joined Crystal Palace from Getafe on a season-long loan last summer following an impressive debut campaign in La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bUnfortunately for him, he has gone from being one of the best players in Spain to struggling to even make the bench in England.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/v7ylHPo-bukyl0pP377e5_RUHXo=\/1024x1024\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2025%2F09%2F20250913_115606.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Christantus Uche signs for Crystal Palace\"  ><figcaption>Christantus Uche signs for Crystal Palace (Photo credit: CPFC X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200bUche has only featured in 22 games, and most of those have been from the bench. He has not started a single game in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe transfer was initially supposed to be a loan deal with an obligation-to-buy. However, things have not panned out well for him, as he did not meet the requirements for triggering a permanent move.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bRecently,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrik-foot.com\/en-ng\/christantus-uche-crystal-palace-getafe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Getafe sporting director Toni Mu\u00f1oz<\/a> confirmed that Uche would be returning to the club in the summer, effectively ending any hopes that he would remain at Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/iaxjqrLPOWwMAuCuIyXqb7XP008=\/1024x683\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2025%2F08%2Fimago1065588280.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Christantus Uche lies injured on the field during the La Liga EA Sports match between Sevilla FC and Getafe CF at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan\"  ><figcaption>Christantus Uche at Getafe. Copyright: ImagoxJosexLuisxContrerasx <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Soccer \u200bChristantus Uche Calls Out Oliver Glasner<\/h2>\n<p>\u200bChristantus Uche is set to leave Crystal Palace in a few weeks, as there are just two games left to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bHe appeared in an interview recently and spoke briefly about his time with the Eagles. Interestingly, Uche inferred that Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner doesn&#8217;t like him, and that this has affected his minutes.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/w7i19U4TXAwmeGRxL3GVlBa26_U=\/900x900\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2025%2F09%2F20250913_120957.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner\"  ><figcaption>Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner (Photo credit: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u200b\u201cI may not have much playing time, but I am grateful for the fans who continue to support me and the team,\u201d Uche told<a href=\"https:\/\/readcrystalpalace.com\/2026\/05\/06\/exclusive-uche-makes-shock-glasner-claim-in-message-to-crystal-palace-fans-football-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Our CPFC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u200b\u201dYour dedication and enthusiasm mean a lot, and I hope to make you proud whenever I do get the chance to play; but I know maybe it won\u2019t happen again because the coach doesn\u2019t like me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u200bOver the last two years, Glasner has been one of the most highly rated coaches in England, leading Crystal Palace to the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bHis brilliance has even earned him links with some of the top clubs in the world, such as Manchester United and Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bHowever, his reason for consistently benching Uche is a head-scratcher.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bNonetheless, the Super Eagles star will be looking to leave London and get back to his best at Getafe.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"<!-- Author Start -->Kelvin Omachonu<!-- Author End -->&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/CrQss8SLQeA2L0Hdp5nftoJIwrU=\/150&#215;150\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2024%2F06%2FIMG-20240522-WA0001.jpg&#8221;  height=&#8221;80&#8243; width=&#8221;80&#8243;>\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a professional football columnist and sports writer with over half a decade of experience covering major events and delivering captivating, analytically-driven stories.<br \/>\nA graduate of the University of Ibadan, he is fueled by a profound dedication to sports journalism and the beautiful game. His insights have previously been featured in respected outlets, including IndyPress UI, UCJ UI Newshive NG, Sportpremi, and a few others.<br \/>\nAway from work, Kelvin is an avid fan of basketball, enjoys a great movie, and is always discovering new music.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/05\/christantus-uche-manchester-united.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Christantus Uche reacts to his team loss after the Everton vs Crystal Palace Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture credit: ImagoxGareth Evans Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche has taken a slight dig at his current boss, Oliver Glasner, following his lack of game time at Crystal Palace, Soccernet.ng reports. \u200bUche joined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":904331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[143101,148,2005],"tags":[143100,6221],"class_list":{"0":"post-904330","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-christantus","8":"category-former","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-christantus","11":"tag-former"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=904330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/904331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}