Premier League side Crystal Palace have offered youngster Joseph Hungbo his first professional contract after rising through the youth ranks at the London club since the age of nine, according to a report on All Nigeria Soccer.
There was growing interest in the winger from Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool but Palace want to ensure that the skilful attacker remains at Selhurst Park by signing the contract.
Hungbo has featured for the Under-18 side as well as the reserves and has been monitored by the English Football Association who are considering calling him up to one of the national sides.
Hungbo has managed to get his name on the scoresheet four times so far this season in the under-18 league.
A source close to the club revealed:
Joseph Hungbo has been offered a professional contract by Crystal Palace, he has agreed to sign the new deal.
The youngster is versatile and long with playing as a winger, he can also confidently operate in an attacking midfield position and makes the transition easily due to his close control dribbling and eye for a killer through ball to the centre-forward.
His creativity is something which has caught the eye of many and Palace will hope he can continue to develop at the club.
