Man United told to sign £68m transfer target who can be as good as Cole Palmer

Man United told to sign £68m transfer target who can be as good as Cole Palmer

According to a former Chelsea player, Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze, a transfer target for Manchester United, can score as many goals as Cole Palmer.

Palace defeated Fulham 2-0 on the road for the fifth straight game on Saturday, continuing their incredible away record.

Eze was the star, but former Eagles defender Joachim Andersen’s own goal and Daniel Munoz’s incredible goal sealed the three points.

The England midfielder, who returned to the starting lineup after an injury, had multiple close calls at Craven Cottage and almost set up Jean-Philippe Mateta with an incredible back heel, no-look pass, but VAR disallowed the goal for a narrow offside.

‘Very impressive performances from so many Palace players but no one better than Eze,’ Premier League legend Alan Shearer said on Match of the Day.

‘Back in the team, everything he did was full of belief and confidence. Touch, technique and ability was just fantastic.

‘He could have had the assist of the season… about an inch offside. The back heel and the vision to pull that off.’

Eze’s performance will no doubt have also caught the eye of United and Tottenham who have been linked with the Three Lions star for the last year.

The 26-year-old has a £68million release clause in his contract which becomes active in the summer, though that may seem too steep for a player with just two league goals this season.

But Tony Cascarino reckons Eze is just as talented as England teammate Palmer and believes that if his finishing were to improve, he could match the Chelsea superstar’s incredible record in front of goal, which stands at 36 goals in 59 league games for the Blues.

‘Eze’s brilliant, unbelievable. If he could finish he would be up there with the biggest transfers in the country,’ the former Chelsea striker said on talkSPORT.

‘That’s the one thing people have said to me about his goal return and his finishing in front of goal. But this boy’s got so much talent, he’s so gifted. He plays the game at his pace as well