Crystal Palace eyes Spezia’s David Okereke
Premier league side Crystal Palace are interested in signing David Okereke, according to Italian sources.
Okereke has lit up Serie B this season with Spezia and scored his sixth Serie B goal of the season on Sunday.The London-based club are reported ready to shell out £4m (N1.9B) for the 21-year-old forward who also has eight assists in 16 games for the Serie B side.
According to Tuttomercatoweb, Roy Hodgson’s side are said to have watched Okereke in action during Spezia’s thrilling 4-4 draw away at Brescia where he scored one and set up another at the Mario Rigamonti Stadium.
Scouts from Italian giants Juventus and Standard Liege of Belgium have also been monitoring the player.
Okereke has a contract with the club based in Northern Italy until 2022.