The Crystal Palace they are now ready to submit a £20m bid for their January transfer window priority target, according to the report.
Palace want to strengthen the midfield
One of Oliver GlasnerThe main priority this winter is to bring in a new winger, and one of the players that the Palace boss has his eye on is Ben Doak from Liverpoolwho impressed on loan at Championship side Middlesbrough.
The Eagles have previously made a bid of £15m for the midfielder and would be willing to shell out £20m, but Premier League leaders want to hold off on a fee of around £25m, so the two clubs are still some distance apart in negotiations.
Ipswich Town are also in the running for Doak’s signatureafter submitting a bid of their own, so Glasner may be forced to turn his attention elsewhere, with his eye on another midfielder currently playing in England’s second division.
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According to a report by The Boot Room, Crystal Palace are now ready to make a £20m bid to sign Jobe Bellingham from Sunderlandwhich has now been identified as one of their priority targets.
Arsenal, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are also admirers of the 19-year-old, so it may not be easy for the Eagles to win the race for his signature if other suitors formalize their interest. However, Palace are aiming to replicate their signing of Adam Wharton last January by making an early move for Bellingham, which could catch other clubs in the race for the Sunderland midfielder.
The Black Cats would like to keep hold of the youngster, but with them looking to sign their own contracts this winter, he could be sold to raise funds.
Bellingham could be ready for a big move
The Englishman’s performances this season suggest he could be ready to follow in his brother’s footsteps by making his first big move, and playing in the Premier League with Palace could be ideal.
The Stourbridge-born midfielder has emerged as a key player for the Black Cats this season, picking up four goals and three assists in the Championship as his side look to gain promotion.
Teammate Dan Neil he also showered praises on the starlet, saying: “He makes me look like a 17-year-old! He’s an absolute freak of nature, physically. I’ve never seen a 17-year-old his size.
“Technically, he is also a top, top player. He came here to play in front of 40,000 spectators every week and that is something he will have to deal with mentally, because we can all see how good a player he is technically, physically and tactically.
Palace have a good record of signing young midfielders from the Championship, with Wharton set to make England’s Euro 2024 squad after signing last January, and there are signs that Bellingham could achieve similar things.
