When Crystal Palace announced the signing of Jefferson Lerma on a free transfer from Bournemouth on Thursday afternoon, they did so with a dimly lit social media video of a pair of boxing gloves on a stall.
Referencing the jab in the face Lerma was given by Palace’s Joachim Andersen last month, it also summed up the player himself: a grafter with a bite. Since making his Bournemouth debut in September 2018, Lerma’s 51 yellow cards are the most of any player in the Premier League or Championship. It’s fair to say, he doesn’t hide from responsibility.
