In the summer, Parish spoke about the difficulties of denying Guehi a £35m transfer to Premier League champions Liverpool.

At the halfway stage of the season, Palace are out of of both the FA Cup and League Cup but, despite having won just one of their past eight games in the Premier League, are on course to stay in the top flight for a 14th season.

In the Conference League, Palace face Zrinjski Mostar in a two-legged play-off tie next month.

It means, the south London club could play just 18 games between now and the end of the season.

In Parish’s eyes, the decision to cash in on Guehi now makes sense.

Former England striker Alan Shearer agrees.

“I get his frustration but then again you look at Crystal Palace as a business,” he said on Match of the Day. “They would lose a really good player for nothing in the summer so to get £20m now I get that.”

Wrexham and former Wolves defender Connor Coady said on BBC Radio 5 Live: “I don’t like what he has done.

“Seeing them talk against each other, I don’t think it is the right look for Crystal Palace.

“Palace have to sell Guehi. Palace are not Manchester City. I played in Europe with Wolves with a super small squad. We never moaned, we cracked on. That is just life.”

It is not the first time Palace have sold a highly sought after player, with Michael Olise, Wilfried Zaha, Yannick Bolasie and, of course, Eze all departing the club for hefty fees during Parish’s tenure.

“The evolution of football clubs is that, unfortunately, your best players move on to better clubs that are competing in the Champions League and European football,” said former England captain Steph Houghton.

“You’ve got Adam Wharton and Jean-Phillipe Mateta, who could be the next major big names that could be moved – but that’s all down to Glasner.”

Ex-Manchester City defender Nedum Onouha, added on BBC Radio 5 Live: “In today’s world, maybe this is just Palace’s identity – they will sign younger players and look to sell the others.

“Glasner has done an incredible job, back him – but maybe that is not the way that Palace operate. Is Glasner in the wrong for expecting that, when in reality that is who the club are?”