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title: "Agent says Palace are still negotiating over Fedor Chalov"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Weaser-Seychell"
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published: "2020-04-07T18:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-04-07T18:00:00Z"
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# Agent says Palace are still negotiating over Fedor Chalov

The agent of Fedor Chalov, who Palace were attempting to sign in [January](https://www.90min.com/posts/6530058-chelsea-brighton-and-crystal-palace-eyeing-january-move-for-cska-moscow-striker-fedor-chalov), has given a positive update on the potential signing.

As transcribed by [Tribal Football](https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/agent-i-m-speaking-with-crystal-palace-boss-hodgson-about-chalov-4321507#popup-sso), he spoke to [Rossiyskaya Gazeta](https://rg.ru/) and said:

> Do you think Crystal Palace would pay £25m for a player to put him on a bench? Of course not. We periodically communicate with Roy.

By the words of the agent, it looks like Palace will try and sign the player in the summer, and this could be a good move for the club.

The striker is only 21 years of age, and has [seven](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/298702/Show/Fedor-Chalov) goals in 21 appearances in the Russian League for [CSKA Moscow](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/298702/Show/Fedor-Chalov) this season.

### Read Crystal Palace verdict

A goal to game ratio of one in three games is an impressive tally for a young player and it’s better than any of the strikers currently in [Palace’s](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace) squad.

Jordan Ayew does have [eight](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/67491/Show/Jordan-Ayew) goals in 28 appearances for the Eagles but has been playing on the wing as of late under Roy Hodgson, meaning Chalov could come in for 29-year-old striker Christian Benteke, who has only scored [one](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/68312/Show/Christian-Benteke) goal this campaign.

Looking at Chalov’s offensive statistics on [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/298702/Show/Fedor-Chalov), the Russian outranks the Belgian on key passes per game; [1.4](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/298702/Show/Fedor-Chalov) compared to[0.9](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/68312/Show/Christian-Benteke) and shots per game [2.8](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/298702/Show/Fedor-Chalov)to [1.5](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/68312/Show/Christian-Benteke).

Not only does the striker appear to be more prolific than Benteke currently, but he could also be a good signing for the future as he is eight years younger.