Some Crystal Palace fans are eager for the club to bring Nabil Bentaleb to Selhurst Park this month.
The Schalke midfielder is said to be attracting interest from a host of teams, with Foot Mercato (via Sport Witness) reporting that the south London outfit are just one of them.
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Bentaleb is yet to feature in the Bundesliga this season, though he was able to make 19 starts in the competition the campaign prior.
He averaged 1.3 tackles and 1.4 interceptions per game that term (per WhoScored), which makes for interesting reading when compared to the stats of two Palace midfield regulars, James McArthur and Luka Milivojevic.
Both players are currently outperforming that (also per game) with 2.3 tackles and 1.7 interceptions and 2.2 tackles and 1.7 interceptions respectively, suggesting that Bentaleb would not be an upgrade in those areas.
Averaging 1.3 tackles per game, Max Meyer can also match the ex-Tottenham man in the former category.
Whatever the case, these Palace fans want to see Bentaleb at the club…
https://twitter.com/Djamel__1997/status/1214286068201279496?s=20
I’d definitely take him great player on loan option to buy great signing if happens
— Cpfc_eagles_fp (@cpfc_fp) January 6, 2020
Now that’s a good link
— Dan (@danofthesouth_) January 6, 2020
Please
— G (@CPFC_GH) January 6, 2020
Swap him for Meyer and Milivojevic
— andyreidy (@andyreidy1) January 6, 2020
Yes
— Ben (@BxnMatthews75) January 6, 2020
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