Good on Palace tbh. They wanted a striker, identified one who has had previous success at a similar tier of club within the PL and paid the money. No reason to think he can't be a success. Wouldn't be the first player to do well at the Villa sort of tier, then gone to one of the traditional big clubs and it hasn't worked out then gone back to a similar level as before and done well again. Think they've struck gold actually. This is a guy who scored 23 goals in a pretty poor Villa team only a few seasons ago and he's only 25. 27 million seems pretty good for a striker with a good PL track record in today's market.
Good on Palace tbh. They wanted a striker, identified one who has had previous success at a similar tier of club within the PL and paid the money. No reason to think he can't be a success. Wouldn't be the first player to do well at the Villa sort of tier, then gone to one of the traditional big clubs and it hasn't worked out then gone back to a similar level as before and done well again. Think they've struck gold actually. This is a guy who scored 25 league goals in a pretty poor Villa team only a few seasons ago and he's only 25. 27 million seems pretty good for a striker with a good PL track record in today's market.