Crystal Palace: £30k-p/w gem could be Edouard 2.0
Palace are currently showing interest in a former Premier League striker.
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Roy Hodgson saw his side get off to the perfect start in the Premier League, securing a 1-0 victory against Sheffield United, but it could have been more.
They recorded 24 shots in total yet had just one goal to show for it, and the Eagles are now showing interest in a former Premier League striker…
Who could Crystal Palace sign?
The Sun journalist Alan Nixon has provided an update regarding interest in Southampton striker Che Adams.
Everton are currently in the lead to sign the player amid interest from three other clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, and AFC Bournemouth are also keen on the player.
Hodgson will be hoping to convince the £30k-per-week hitman to move to London despite the interest from other top flight clubs and with the Scottish international having just a year left on his current contract, they could land him for a knockdown price.
How good is Che Adams?
Palace netted just 40 league goals throughout the entirety of the 2022/23 season, a total higher than just six teams, and it’s evident if Hodgson wants to take the club to the next level, improving his firepower is vital.
Only one player across the whole squad hit ten goals last term, Eberechi Eze, with no strikers scoring more than seven.
Odsonne Edouard has started the campaign strongly, netting the winner against the Blades last weekend, and he could be vital should he return to the form that saw him score 87 goals for Celtic in just 179 appearances.
The Frenchman hasn’t quite hit the same sort of heights in England, finding the step up from the Scottish Premiership more difficult than anticipated, yet once he clicks into gear, the 25-year-old is an excellent striker.
Spurs: Tottenham eyeing Jeremy Doku
The Belgium international is a new target
Tottenham Hotspur’s links to a new forward have taken another turn as news emerges on Rennes star and Belgium international Jeremy Doku.
Who will Spurs sign?
Ange Postecoglou’s side are up and running after the Australian’s first competitive game as Spurs head coach, having sealed a 2-2 draw away to Brentford last Sunday.
Goals from unlikely sources in Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal gifted the north Londoners their first point of the new Premier League campaign, but as we enter the latter part of this transfer window, time is running out for them to strengthen.
Spurs have already put pen to paper on deals for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, youngster Ashley Phillips, defender Micky van de Ven, playmaker James Maddison, winger Manor Solomon and striker Alejo Veliz – but more could follow them.
The surprise sale of elite striker Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, which hands Tottenham a potential £103m windfall if certain add-ons are met, also seriously weakens Postecoglou’s options in the forward areas.
Tottenham’s manager, though, has insisted that the 30-year-old was always likely to depart N17 this summer.
“I had a conversation with Harry the first day he arrived and he was up front and honest, and I was the same,” Postecoglou said last week.
“You get an indication there that he kind of made up his mind: that if the clubs agreed he would go, particularly if it was before the first game. That was my preference as well.
“There’s nothing along the way that’s sort of made me feel there’s anything other than this outcome. None of these things happen in isolation, everyone is pretty clued into what’s going on, so from my perspective I hadn’t received anything from Harry, the club or anyone else to suggest to me anything had changed about his stance.”
While they won’t come as direct Kane replacements, Spurs have been linked with the likes of Nottingham Forest winger Brennan Johnson this window, meaning they could be looking to add more firepower in the wide areas.
Doku, who is being chased by the likes of West Ham and Man City, is a new target for Tottenham as journalist Miguel Delaney shares what he’s heard.
Writing a piece for The Independent, Delaney claims Postecoglou’s side are in a race with the aforementioned sides for Rennes’ star, and Spurs could make a persuasive claim for him to join them.
The Ligue 1 side are likely to demand around £50 million for his services, and while Spurs have a good chance of signing him, it is believed West Ham are the most advanced as things stand.
It’s added that the battle for his signing could even go to the end of the window.
What’s been said about Jeremy Doku?
Called an “exciting” forward by members of the media, Doku has also been praised by the likes of Kylian Mbappe, who lauded his “power” from a standing position in 2021.
“Recently, I was speaking with my father about a player who impressed me because of his speed qualities, that is (Jérémy) Doku, at Rennes,” said the World Cup winner.
“In 5 years as a professional, I have never seen someone from a standing start demonstrate so much power.
“In terms of an incredibly quick player, I would also put Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.”
