According to Football Insider, Dundee and Colchester United are interested in Raymond during current transfer window.
According to reports, both teams have contacted the Selhurst Park club about loaning him for the rest of the season.
The Eagles can now choose who they will loan Raymond to in order to give him some vital first-team experience now that he is fully recovered from his injury.
The 21-year-old midfielder, who has not yet made his Palace first team debut, will be hoping that this transfer will be the turning point in his career.
For two transfer windows in the 2023–2024 season, Raymond was a target and has been on Pompey’s radar for a while.
The player was observed at Fratton Park in January of last year, and a deal was in the works, but it fell through because Palace wanted to include a number of add-ons in the loan agreement.
Although they were huge admirers of Raymond, Pompey’s transfer staff let him go in the summer as they sought reinforcements elsewhere. When they returned to the Championship, they decided to sign Freddie Potts, Abdoulaye Kamara, Andre Dozzell, and Reuben Swann.
Raymond has only made four appearances for Palace’s academy this season due to injury issues, which he has had to overcome. He has played in both the Premier League 2 and the U18 Premier League, totaling 51 matches to date.
Should an agreement be reached with either Dundee or Colchester United then this will be the first time that Raymond has left Palace, albeit on loan. He has so far stayed within the Eagles’ academy structure, and has not experienced too much competitive football at a senior level.
He did rub shoulders with the likes of former Liverpool star Fabinho, though, after being taken on a pre-season tour in Singapore.
He has played in the EFL Trophy, which sees under-21s teams pitted against senior sides, but hasn’t had as much experience he would have liked at senior level.
Raymond has been an unused substitute for Palace’s first team in the Premier League on two occasions, with his most recent appearance on the bench being in February 2024.
Dundee, who could offer Raymond top-flight football, are currently eighth in the Scottish Premiership, two points above the drop zone, in what is a closely contested relegation battle.
Cowley’s Colchester, on the other hand, are 17th in League Two, and seven points above the relegation zone. They’re 13 points off of the play-off places, so he would be brought in to propel them up to the table for a likely mid-table finish.
