Chilwell is awaiting his Palace debut, while Wharton made his first appearance since groin surgery in last weekend’s 2-0 win at Manchester United but is still awaiting a first start since regaining fitness.
To sign them on January 1 and they start training with us on January 2 — but I’m really convinced we found the right players for us.
Asked whether Esse, who scored a debut goal off the bench in the recent 2-1 defeat to Brentford, will make his first start, the manager replied: “It’s possible, yes.
The Eagles signed teenage winger Romain Esse from Millwall for £14.5million including add-ons as well as agreeing a six-month loan for Chelsea left wing-back Ben Chilwell.
“We loaned Jeffrey Schlupp to Celtic and we lost a very experienced Premier League player and a very important player in the changing room.
