Crystal Palace eyeing Brereton Diaz

Crystal Palace are reportedly contemplating a transfer for Blackburn Rovers striker Ben Brereton Diaz within the January switch window and the Chilean could possibly be the best man to interchange Wilfried Zaha’s targets in Patrick Vieira’s facet.

Based on The Sun, Palace are amongst plenty of Premier League and European golf equipment, together with Everton and Leeds United, who’re monitoring the 23-year-old forward of the January switch window.

Brereton Diaz’s contract at Ewood Park is set to expire on the finish of this season which implies overseas golf equipment shall be free to strategy the Chile worldwide with a pre-contract settlement on the flip of the 12 months, whereas Palace might be able to deliver him to Selhurst Park on a cut-price deal, having been valued at £20m in the summertime.

The previous Nottingham Forest ahead first caught the attention final season together with his targets for Blackburn Rovers within the Championship, which propelled him to fame in Chile, for whom he’s eligible by way of his mom.

The Rovers striker would hit a formidable 22 targets within the second tier, averaging a 7.06 score from WhoScored for his performances so it was maybe a shock that he didn’t earn a transfer to the highest tier throughout the summer time.

Would Brereton Diaz be a superb signing?

Nonetheless, after eight goals in his opening 16 Championship video games this season, it appears as if Brereton Diaz is destined for the highest, though Blackburn shall be determined to maintain him on condition that they at present sit second within the second tier.

After one other purpose from the Chilean helped ship Blackburn briefly to the highest of the Championship in midweek, supervisor Jon Dahl Tomasson was stuffed with reward for the 23-year-old.

He said:

“Ben is an excellent participant. That capability to attain targets, we love that, and exquisite targets as properly. He’s all the time a risk. He all the time will get possibilities, he works onerous for the crew as properly.”

Ought to he arrive at Selhurst Park in January, he’ll little doubt compete with Jean-Philippe Mateta and Odsonne Edouard for a beginning position up entrance, on condition that the Frenchman have managed simply three goals between them within the Premier League to date this season.

Nonetheless, within the long-term, Brereton Diaz’s targets may see him develop into the pure substitute for Zaha in Vieira’s facet, with the Palace talisman reportedly anticipated to depart this summer time when his contract expires.

Contemplating the Ivorian has contributed five of Palace’s 11 goals to date this season, it’s clear that the Eagles will want a pure goalscorer to interchange him when he does go away, and Brereton Diaz – who was as soon as dubbed a “goal machine” by The Solar journalist Alan Nixon, could possibly be the proper man when you think about his kind during the last two seasons.