Blackburn, Sunderland, Stoke And QPR All Ask Premier League Club About Attacker
Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers have all asked about Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, who Crystal Palace would rather loan than sell, according to journalist Alan Nixon.
The 21-year-old spent most of last season on the treatment table due to a hamstring injury and only made eight appearances for the club.
Rak-Sakyi attracted considerable interest from the Championship in the winter window but his fitness prevented a move.
The winger is again attracting the eyes of clubs in the Championship and there are several who are keen to sign him.
Blackburn, Sunderland, Stoke and QPR have all registered their interest in signing Rak-Sakyi from Crystal Palace this summer.
However, Palace are would prefer to listen to loan offers for him rather than bids for a permanent transfer.
He still has three years left on his contract and Crystal Palace do not think now is the best time to sell Rak-Sakyi.
They will want him to play regular football next season to further enhance his value somewhere else.
Which of the Championship sides can come up trumps in the transfer battle remains to be seen.
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Stoke City head coach Steven Schumacher was impressed with what he heard in chat that sealed deal
Steven Schumacher and Ben Gibson were on the same page when the defender broke away from a family holiday for a Zoom chat that sealed the move to Stoke City.
Centre-half Gibson, aged 31, arrives as a free agent after helping Norwich reach the play-offs in the final year of his contract at Carrow Road. Schumacher wanted to add experience and leadership to his changing room, where no player aged 30 or above started 20 or more league games last season.
The head coach said: “Ben comes with really good references. His playing career is there for everyone to see, you can see what he’s done, he’s got loads of experience, he’s got promotions out of this division.
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“I spoke to him on a Zoom call when he was on a family holiday, had a good chat with him for about an hour, spoke a lot about football and told him everything about this club and what this dressing
room needs. It needs leaders, it needs people in there who are not going to put up with second best. He fits that bill. The references I’ve got from the outside about him back that up, saying he’s a really good professional and he’s a winner. That’s so important for us to try to add to the group.”
