Crystal Palace should continue to utilise its successful transfer plan of recent seasons by identifying young talents from the Championship that can make the step up to life in the Premier League.
The Eagles secured the signature of midfielder Eberechi Eze from Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2020 for around £16million before bringing in wide man Michael Olise a year later from Reading for £7million. Both have proved to be astute signings for the club, matching Palace’s quota of bringing in talented players with plenty of room to develop and with high potential resale values.
The business plan is sensible for a club of Palace’s size. The Eagles don’t have the financial weight behind them that many of their Premier League rivals in the top half of the table do, meaning they must be smart with the business they pull off - they can ill-afford to waste money on expensive players from abroad that might not suit the English game.
