Crystal Palace announced on Wednesday that young striker Victor Akinwale has signed his first professional contract with the club.
And, as to be expected, a number of Eagles supporters have been giving their thoughts to the news on social media.
Akinwale, who recently turned 17, has been with the club since the age of 12.
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The centre-forward has made 30 appearances for the club’s youth sides since the beginning of the 2020/21 campaign, scoring 10 times and registering three assists.
He has now followed in the footsteps of youngsters such as David Omilabu and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in penning a first Selhurst Park deal.
Palace are looking to add two forwards to Patrick Vieira’s first-team squad before the end of the window, but it looks like they have now tied down a potential future first-team striker in Akinwale.
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Palace fans react
Palace posted the news regarding Akinwale’s deal on their official Twitter page. These Eagles fans were all delighted, with one labelling the teenager a ‘baller’.
“Things you just love to see”
“Get innnnn”
“Great news”
“Baller”
“Decent centre forward prospect. Leads line well. Strong. Scores goals. Good luck to the lad. A long way to go but another significant step on the journey.”
“Well done keep banging in the goals!!!!“
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