£7.5m for Dwight Gayle as their hunt continues for
a striker. The Welsh club, four points above the
relegation zone, have 22 goals from 23 Premier
League matches this season.
Under the proposed deal, Palace would receive a
further £500,000 for each season Swansea remain
in the Premier League during Gayle’s time at the
club, provided he plays a specified number of
games each year. But the deal is complicated
because a sell-on payment would be due to
Peterborough United, from whom the player joined
Palace for an initial £3.5m, then the London club’s
transfer record, back in 2013.
Gayle has made only seven league appearances this
season and his four goals have come in the Capital
One Cup. The 25-year-old was sent off against West
Ham in mid-October, setting back his hopes of a
run in the team. He had recently been ruled out
with a hamstring injury, but returned to play the
first half of Monday’s under-21s fixture against
Millwall at Tooting & Mitcham.
Palace accepted a bid worth up to £9m from Bristol
City for Gayle last summer but the striker opted to
stay, seeking to make his mark in the Premier
League, and Norwich City also declared an interest
on deadline day in September.
Their proposal, which had matched Palace’s
valuation of the player, was rejected given the lack
of time it would have offered Alan Pardew to
identify and secure a replacement. Norwich have
since signed Steven Naismith from Everton , though
they remain in the market for another forward and
could yet revive their interest in Gayle.
Pardew suggested on Thursday that no striker
would leave Palace before the transfer window
closes.
Swansea have agreed an £8m fee with Chievo for
the striker Alberto Paloschi and the Premier League
club are hopeful of agreeing personal terms with
the 26-year-old, who is also wanted by Atalanta.
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