Crystal Palace have reportedly agreed a fee in the region of £16 million for Hull City forward Jarrod Bowen.
According to Craig Hope of the Daily Mail, Palace will pay £16 million-plus add-ons for the Championship forward.
Bowen has been heavily linked with a move away from Hull this month, with Sky Sports previously reporting that Leeds, West Brom and Newcastle were in the hunt to sign him.
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This could be one of the more surprising deals of the January window, with Palace’s interest in Bowen coming out of nowhere. The Eagles have been linked with the player in the past, but you have to go back several months to find any mention of Roy Hodgson’s side.
With 16 league goals and seven assists for Hull this season, Bowen is up there with the best attackers in the Championship – only Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ollie Watkins have scored more than him (BBC). Just today did manager Grant McCann hail him as the best in the league in his position.
Bowen could be a great addition to the Palace squad, who have struggled for goals from wide areas this season. Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend have scored just four between them so far in the Premier League (WhoScored).
Only Watford have scored fewer goals this season throughout the entire top flight, so Bowen’s added goal threat could help solve’s Palace’s struggles in the final third.
