Palace have verbal agreement with Richards

Crystal Palace are seemingly closing in on their fourth summer signing, with experiences suggesting that the Eagles have a verbal settlement to signal Bayern Munich defender Chris Richards.

What’s the phrase?

Patrick Vieira’s aspect have been linked with the USA worldwide final week, with Southampton and Leeds United additionally stated to have an interest within the 22-year-old.

Nonetheless, it appears as if the Selhurst Park outfit have received the race to signal Richards this summer time, as Sky Sports activities journalist Florian Plettenberg confirmed on Twitter.

He wrote: “Chris Richards: He has a verbal settlement with Crystal Palace. The Bayern defender needs to affix them. Now the golf equipment has to search out an settlement. Negotiations ongoing.”

Supporters might be buzzing

After a formidable first season in command of Palace, Vieira is working rapidly to proceed his overhaul on the membership, having already brought in Sam Johnstone, Malcolm Ebiowei and Cheick Doucoure this summer time.

Underneath Roy Hodgson, Selhurst Park was dwelling to far too many journeymen and gamers in decline, however they’ve been reworked into an exciting, youthful side over the previous 12 months. In Richards, the Eagles might be getting one other promising younger defender who has been an everyday on mortgage at Hoffenheim for the final two Bundesliga seasons.

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The centre-back made 34 appearances throughout his two mortgage spells on the membership, contributing one purpose and two assists in that point so as to add to his 10 senior outings for Bayern Munich.

Richards has been tipped for a shiny future by USA supervisor Gregg Berhalter, who spoke extremely of the teenager final yr, saying: “Chris is one among our central defenders of the long run. I like his improvement very a lot. I discover the cooperation between Bayern and the USSF to be excellent. Collectively we’re making an attempt to develop an ideal participant from an ideal expertise.”

Whereas Marc Guehi and Joachim Andersen shaped a powerful partnership on the coronary heart of Palace’s defence final season, Vieira might be glad to have one other younger choice on the again, and supporters will certainly be delighted to listen to that Richards is able to make the transfer to Selhurst Park.

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