Crystal Palace rekindle interest in Jobe Bellingham
According to a report from talkSPORT, Crystal Palace is developing an interest in acquiring the services of Jobe Bellingham, a midfielder for Sunderland, during the January transfer window.
Oliver Glasner will have enough support in the market as the Eagles try to bring some new players to Selhurst Park during the winter transfer window. The Eagles are hoping to bring in some new faces.
Palace has showed progress under Glasner, and as a result, they have moved up to the 15th spot in the league standings. This comes after the club had a bad start to the season.
One of the Eagles’ top priorities is to strengthen their midfield, and they are also hoping to take advantage of the Championship market with another move. Adam Wharton was acquired by Palace from Blackburn Rovers for a fee of twenty-two million pounds in January of last year, and he has proven to be an important player for the club.
Both Tottenham and Arsenal It has been reported that West Ham has shown interest in Bellingham, which means that Palace must move swiftly if they want to get the services of the 19-year-old player.
His acquisition has been a long-term goal for the Eagles, and they have been keeping an eye on him in the windows that came before this one.
It is believed by Palace that Bellingham is a good fit for the team, and in order to entice him away from the Stadium of Light, they will have to pay a fee of twenty million pounds.
Crystal Palace anticipated to be busy in January
Bellingham has four goals and three assists in 22 appearances for Sunderland this season, and he has been hailed as “outstanding” recently by Gary Bennett.
Sunderland are aiming for promotion to the Premier League this season, and they may not be willing to sell their prized asset during the middle of the campaign.
Palace are aiming to improve other parts of the field as well. They need talent in the attacking areas and want to capture Liverpool youth Ben Doak, who is presently enjoying his loan stay at Middlesbrough.
The Eagles have had one proposal rejected for the 19-year-old, and they are planning to put in another offer in the area of £20m. Liverpool value him at roughly £30m, thus they are most likely to reject their next proposal as well.
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