Analysing the Transfer gossip – 23rd June Part 2: Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs and more

Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway wants to sign striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, 27, who has been released by Wolves and will be out injured until October.

Full story: Daily Express

What’s the story? Palace’s Championship looking squad is going to be badly exposed in the top flight. They don’t have a goal scorer. Murray is injured and had never even scored goals in the second tier before last season. If this is the answer though, it’s a horrible question.Does it make sense? Ebanks-Blake is not a Premier league striker. He had two seasons to prove it with Wolves and didn’t. He’s an injury liability too.Is the price right? Free is always good.Will it happen? 7/10 – Holloway likes to portray himself as a maverick risk taker, so perhaps.