Crystal Palace may make a transfer for a 21-year-old striker within the January switch window, however they should do battle for his signature with West Ham United.
Are Crystal Palace signing a striker?
Palace had a comparatively quiet summer time switch window, making 4 additions to their squad, however they’ve made a strong, if not spectacular to the Premier League season, presently sitting in eighth place, having taken seven factors from their opening 5 video games.
Roy Hodgson’s aspect had been linked with strikes for quite a lot of totally different strikers, together with Kelechi Iheanacho and Che Adams, however the supervisor in the end determined to stay with what he had, and he has been justified for his religion in Odsonne Edouard and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
The duo have already scored eight targets between them this season, indicating the Eagles could not must strengthen their assault through the January switch window, however there has now been a suggestion they might return in for one among their summer time targets.
Palace had been stated to be engaged on a deal for Hugo Ekitike in the summertime switch window, and Soccer Insider report they might now reignite their curiosity within the Paris Saint-Germain ahead within the upcoming window.
The 21-year-old is considered as “the most effective” choices accessible available on the market mid-season, with it lately being revealed his present employers have determined it’s best if he strikes on in January, having been pissed off he did not go away in the summertime.
Nevertheless, the Eagles could should do battle for the striker’s signature with West Ham United, who’ve additionally been credited with an curiosity forward of the January switch window, and each golf equipment must be in a superb place to win the race.
In the summertime, the teen made it clear he wished to maneuver to the Premier League, quite than agreeing to hitch Bundesliga aspect Eintracht Frankfurt, and he was keen to carry talks with English golf equipment with a purpose to make that swap a actuality.
What number of targets has Hugo Ekitike scored?
The Frenchman has scored 18 targets in 72 skilled video games, however his profession has stalled since making the transfer to the Parc des Princes, having been unable to ascertain himself within the star-studded PSG staff.
Final season, the “particular” ahead managed to amass three targets and 4 assists in 25 Ligue 1 video games, however he’ll seemingly want to maneuver on if he’s going to develop additional and make a reputation for himself on the high degree.
Contemplating he’s a striker, the 6 foot 2 ahead is especially spectacular at establishing probabilities for his teammates, averaging 0.31 assists per 90 over the previous 12 months, which locations him within the 96th percentile in comparison with his positional friends.
The one doubt over making a transfer for Ekitike is whether or not he could be a obligatory signing for Hodgson, contemplating Edouard and Mateta have each made strong begins to the season, however the supervisor ought to undoubtedly preserve him on the radar forward of the January switch window.