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title: "Crystal Palace: Ex-player recommends England forward for Eagles"
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published: "2019-08-01T19:00:09Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Ex-player recommends England forward for Eagles

**Former Crystal Palace legend Clinton Morrison has told talkSPORT that he thinks England international Danny Welbeck should be snapped up by his former club.**

Indeed, they have been linked with a few strikers, yet nothing has materialised. Palace allegedly have made an offer of £14m for Fedor Chalov ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/11706/11773553/fedor-chalov-crystal-palace-bid-for-cska-moscow-striker)) – the Russian Premier League’s Golden Boot winner last year – as well as forward Ollie Watkins ([Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7309873/Transfer-News-Crystal-Palace-make-11m-bid-Brentford-winger-Ollie-Watkins.html)).

So with eight days to go before the season starts, Palace are left with four options upfront: Christian Benteke, Jordan Ayew, Connor Wickham and Alexander Sorloth, who between them only managed two goals in the league last term ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace)).

Keeping this in mind – and that Benteke has only scored four goals in 46 games over the past two seasons at Palace ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-benteke/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/50201)) – they could need more firepower amid [talk](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1160365/Wilfried-Zaha-transfer-news-Napoli-Arsenal-Everton-Crystal-Palace) their top scorer from open play last season in Wilfried Zaha could leave – and Clinton Morrison has a suggestion.

The former Palace marksman – who sits joint fourth in their all-time top scorer list – suggests that they take a look at free agent Danny Welbeck and thinks that he could add a different dimension to the Eagles.

Morrison [told talkSPORT](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1156296829677514752): “I think he’s a terrific player. He’s not had the luck with injuries but he scores goals and his intentional record with England is second to none.

“He causes defenders a lot of problems. I would love him to sign for Crystal Palace.

“He’s exactly what Palace need; a centre-forward who can run in behind, who can score goals. He can do everything when he’s at it.

“I’m just surprised that we’re getting within a few weeks before the start of the season and he still isn’t at a football club. I don’t know if maybe his agent’s pricing him out of a move or something like that, but he’s a terrific player and I’d like to see Welbeck at a good Premier League club playing football again.”

Welbeck could be a good signing for Palace in an ideal world, mostly due to him being a different style of player – he can get in behind and stretch defences (as pointed out by [the Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/12/28/danny-welbeck-back-full-arsenal-training/)), as well as having a good finishing ability, as suggested by his England goal record of 16 goals in 42 appearances ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-welbeck/leistungsdaten/spieler/67063)).

However, wages could be a problem. As per [the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/01/premier-league-2019-20-preview-crystal-palace-hodgson-zaha?CMP=share_btn_tw), the club are already struggling with their wage bill and a report from the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/westham/west-ham-want-loan-signing-or-free-transfer-to-provide-cover-for-sebastien-haller-with-danny-welbeck-a4198126.html) suggested West Ham were put off by his £115k-p/w demands. According to [SpotRac](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/crystal-palace/payroll/), such a figure would instantly see him become one of the club’s best-paid players, and for a player[who has never recorded 30 league games within a season (Transfermarkt)](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-welbeck/leistungsdaten/spieler/67063), it’s a risk Palace cannot afford to take despite what he can offer.

***Would you like to see Welbeck at Palace? Join the discussion by commenting below…***