# Chadi Riad joins Crystal Palace from Real Betis for €15 million

URL: https://technosports.co.in/chadi-riad-joins-crystal-palace-from-real-betis/  
Published: 2024-06-14  
Updated: 2024-06-14  
Author: Arsh Das

[Crystal Palace](https://technosports.co.in/daichi-kamada-to-join-crystal-palace/) have confirmed the signing of Chadi Riad from Real Betis, with the defender signing a contract till 2029. The transfer has been completed for a fee worth €15 million, in what is the first new signing for manager Oliver Glasner this summer.

The young Moroccan made 26 appearances in LaLiga this season, helping his side to a seventh place finish, securing Europa Conference League football in the process.

## Chadi Riad officially joins Crystal Palace from Real Betis

> 🔴🔵🦅 Official, confirmed. Chadi Riad joins Crystal Palace on fee around €15m from Real Betis.  
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> Contract until June 2029 for the defender.  
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> First addition for Oliver Glasner, waiting for Daichi Kamada next. [pic.twitter.com/vl43PmsI9K](https://t.co/vl43PmsI9K)
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> — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) [June 14, 2024](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1801535700803665985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“I’m really happy to join Crystal Palace. I was interested in coming here because of the history of the club, and the league in which it plays. They have been telling me how they played this year and I think it complements perfectly the way I play,” Chadi Riad told the club’s official website.

“The club has high-level players who are young and I have come here to follow their same trajectory, to grow as they have grown.”

The 20-year-old has already made three appearances for the Morocco national team, and is a La Masia graduate, having come through Barcelona’s famous academy.

After his arrival, Palace are eager to complete the signing of Daichi Kamada from Lazio to help reinforce their attack further.