Transfer
Crystal Palace want Antoine Semenyo
Patrick Vieira is reportedly wanting so as to add a extremely rated Championship striker to his ranks…
What’s the phrase?
In response to Alan Nixon of The Sun, Crystal Palace have switched their consideration to Antoine Semenyo following the departure of Christian Benteke.
The Eagles have dipped into the Championship on quite a few events, having success with the likes of Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise.
They may now be set so as to add one other younger expertise to this record, with the 22-year-old probably costing £12m ought to they make their curiosity extra concrete.
He may problem Edouard & Mateta
With Benteke leaving the membership, and a Championship striker set to be his substitute, many might be fooled into considering Semenyo will probably be introduced in merely to make up the numbers as their fifth deal of the summer season.
Would Antoine Semanyo be a hit at Crystal Palace?
Nevertheless, this transfer might be deceptively spectacular for Vieira, who will add a younger and hungry striker who will wish to problem each Odsonne Edouard and Jean-Phillipe Mateta for that beginning spot.
Final season was one thing of a breakout season for the Ghana worldwide, as he scored eight and arrange an astounding 12 in a Bristol Metropolis facet that slumped to a mediocre 17th-placed end.
Edouard solely mustered six targets final season, while Mateta may solely handle five. Semenyo may certainly obtain numbers just like this with a season to acclimatise, having proved each his proficiency and creativity final yr.
His 7.03 common SofaScore score additionally means that he can be a constant performer throughout an extended marketing campaign, and averaging 1.1 key passes per sport solely reinforces how the £3.5k-per-week earner, who has been dubbed a “nightmare for defenders” by Nigel Pearson, has the flexibility to forge possibilities in each sport he performs.
The thrilling prospect who Martin Keown dubbed “a very good goal man” has all the flexibility to step in and carry out right away for Vieira’s thrilling youthful facet, and would provide a fierce new dynamic alongside the opposite Championship graduates.
He would deliver a freshness to Palace’s placing place that the considerably stiff Mateta and Edouard lack, and would make Eagles followers rapidly neglect all in regards to the departure of Benteke.
