Crystal Palace and Ghana winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is a wanted man in the EFL ahead of transfer deadline in two weeks time, with at least two Championship clubs eyeing up the left-footed dynamo, Football League World can exclusively reveal.
Rak-Sakyi has plenty of EFL experience, taking in loan stints at Charlton Athletic in League One, as well as Sheffield United and Stoke City in the Championship.
On the fringes of the first-team at Selhurst Park once more though, Rak-Sakyi looks poised for another departure from the UEFA Europa Conference League winners despite being involved in their pre-season fixtures – where he’ll end up though is another matter.
With Rak-Sakyi likely having little to no chance of Premier League game-time under new Palace manager Pierre Sage, this summer could be the time he moves on permanently, although it’s unclear as to whether Wrexham or Burnley are chasing a full-time or a loan move for his services.
The last contract that Rak-Sakyi signed at Crystal Palace was in the summer of 2022, extending his time at the London outfit until 2027, meaning he’s just got one year remaining on his deal – it could be their last chance to make some money on the attacker, given he could talk to non-English clubs about a pre-contract arrangement come January 2027.
Last summer, Rak-Sakyi was coming off the back of a mixed loan stint at Sheffield United, where he scored seven league goals, yet wasn’t always favoured by Blades manager Chris Wilder, which led to minimal involvement in the 2025 Championship play-offs.
A surprise temporary switch to Türkiye followed, joining Rizespor for the 2025-26 season, and even though the forward showed good form by scoring four Super Lig goals in 11 matches, the agreement was terminated during the January window to allow Rak-Sakyi to return to England.
From there, Stoke City were the club he joined for the remainder of the campaign, featuring on both wings as well as playing as a number 10, finding the back of the net three times in 15 appearances – of which eight were starts.
Despite Rak-Sakyi’s appearances for Palace in pre-season, the presence of Ismaila Sarr, Yeremy Pino, Dwight McNeil and other attackers mean that his time could be coming to an end at the club he’s been at since 2019, with second tier outfits looking to pounce.
