Patrick Vieira’s revolution at Crystal Palace is continuing to gather pace and could be boosted by another exciting addition over the coming days.
What’s the story?
According to Sky Sports, the Eagles are in ‘advanced talks’ with Blackburn Rovers over their star striker Adam Armstrong, with fellow Premier League club Southampton also credited with an interest.
The report states that Palace have had an initial offer for the 24-year-old rejected, but they remain keen to get the deal over the line despite falling short of Blackburn’s £20m asking price.
Rovers boss Tony Mowbray said on Thursday: “Adam knows the number. Everyone has a valuation, and I don’t think we are being unrealistic.
“I’ve said to Adam if they meet the number; he can go. We’ll shake him by the hand and wish him well, and the football club will move on and hopefully find a replacement that can make the fans forget Adam pretty quickly.”
Despite Armstrong only having one year remaining on his current contract, the Championship outfit are keen to secure a good deal for him as Newcastle are due to receive 40% of their profit on the diminutive forward, agreed as part of the deal when they sold him to Blackburn for £1.8m back in 2018.
Crystal Palace fans will be absolutely buzzing
Sky’s report also claims that Palace want to sign another striker because they’re not convinced by the quality of on-loan hitman Jean-Philippe Mateta, who scored just one goal in seven top-flight appearances for the capital club last term.
On the other hand, Armstrong’s record in 2020/21 was hugely impressive. The former England under-21 international found the back of the net on 29 occasions in 43 appearances for Rovers, attracting the attention of several Premier League clubs.
Therefore, Eagles supporters will surely be absolutely buzzing at this latest revelation.
New manager Vieira has already secured the services of several young, exciting acquisitions this summer, transforming Palace into a potentially very different beast from what they were under Roy Hodgson’s stewardship.
Adding a proven goalscorer to their ranks will only add more hope, optimism and excitement going into the new campaign.
Palace fans will be hoping that chairman Steve Parish and sporting director Dougie Freedman can get this deal over the line, providing Vieira with yet another quality addition.
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