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‘Will be a top four player’ - BBC pundit makes transfer prediction on Crystal Palace rising star

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze can play for a top-four club if he continues to improve, says BBC pundit Garth Crooks.

Eze found the back of the net in Palace's 2-0 win over Bournemouth on New Year's Eve, bouncing back from the 3-0 loss to Fulham on Boxing Day.

The 24-year-old has scored three goals and bagged three assists in 16 Premier League games this season with Patrick Vieira's side currently sitting in 11th place ahead of Wednesday's league tie against Tottenham Hotspur.

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Eze is likely to keep his place in the starting line-up against Spurs following his strike against the Cherries and when selecting him in his BBC team of the week, Crooks called the winger the 'star of the show' and tipped to join a top-four club if he continues his performances on the pitch.

Crooks told BBC Sport: "I said after Crystal Palace had two players sent off against Fulham, and showed a distinct lack of professionalism in the process, that it was essential Patrick Vieira got his team back on track as a matter of urgency. Well it didn't take them long.

"The Eagles looked like a different proposition against Bournemouth and got the points their performance deserved.

"The star of the show was Eberechi Eze, whose superbly taken goal put the game beyond the Cherries. If Eze can remain fit and start converting his considerable abilities into goals this kid will be a top-four player."

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