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title: "Exclusive: Marcus Bent expects Patrick Vieira to look to Championship for business"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-marcus-bent-expects-patrick-vieira-to-look-to-championship-for-business-e110/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jake Sanders"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-07-14T06:15:25Z"
modified: "2021-07-14T06:15:25Z"
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# Exclusive: Marcus Bent expects Patrick Vieira to look to Championship for business

**Former Crystal Palace striker Marcus Bent reckons Patrick Vieira will be shopping in the Championship this summer.**

The Eagles have already released several experienced faces, with new Palace boss tasked with a massive rebuild at Selhurst Park.

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However, that rebuild is firmly underway with Christian Benteke already tied down to fresh terms, whilst the Frenchman has already made his first signing following the arrival of highly-rated Reading attacker Michael Olise.

In his first full season at Championship level, the 19-year-old scored [seven times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/michael-olise/leistungsdaten/spieler/566723/plus/0?saison=2020) and added 12 assists as the Royals narrowly missed out on finishing in the top-six.

It’s not the first time that Palace have targeted the second-tier, with Eberechi Eze signed from QPR 12 months ago, whilst young left-back Nathan Ferguson joined following his release from West Brom.

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Palace are going to need plenty more than just Olise if they want to avoid getting dragged into a dog fight, especially after letting go so many important players.

And Bent exclusively told **[The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/)** that the Championship could be Vieira’s best bet:

*“If you’ve got the talent, you’ve got the talent. The Championship is probably where Crystal Palace are looking unless they get a loan player from a Premier League side, because I don’t think they’ve got the finances.*

*“Saying that, some of the Championship players are £15-£20m.”*