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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans unimpressed by Jamal Lewis transfer links"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2020-08-20T07:10:57Z"
modified: "2020-08-20T07:10:57Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans unimpressed by Jamal Lewis transfer links

**Crystal Palace have [signed](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53490932) Nathan Ferguson on a free transfer, but they are looking to add some more defenders to the squad and a recent report suggests that they are keen on Jamal Lewis.**

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-crystal-palace-set-sights-on-signing-20m-valued-norwich-city-player/) and as [tweeted](https://twitter.com/cpfc_xtra/status/1296042859494363136?s=20) by Palace Xtra, Norwich City are holding out for a fee of around £20m for the [22 year-old,](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jamal-lewis/profil/spieler/346018) in whom Palace are now interested. Premier League champions Liverpool were [in the frame for him](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/media-watch/404940-liverpool-look-at-olympiacos-left-back-after-jamal-lewis-interest) but did not fancy paying that much for the Canaries left-back.

This does not seem like the most sensible move for the Eagles to make as they [currently have](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace) Patrick van Aanholt as their starting left-back, as well as Tyrick Mitchell as cover.

Van Aanholt has been good in both defence and attack as he has managed 1.5 successful tackles, 1.6 interceptions and 1.1 key passes a game, per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace). He has also contributed three goals and two assists, the [joint-third and joint-second](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace) highest tallies among Roy Hodgson’s squad for those respective metrics in 2019/20.

Therefore, to spend £20m on a player who might not even start seems like a waste of money, especially when the south London side have only spent £17.51m in the last four transfer windows over the previous two years, per [Transfermarkt](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Show/England-Crystal-Palace).

Here is what these Palace fans said following the reported interest in Lewis:

https://twitter.com/cpfc\_xtra/status/1296042859494363136?s=20

> No thanks
>
> — Joel (@joelcpfc\_) [August 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/joelcpfc_/status/1296042913206607872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Why tm and pva aren’t going so why?
>
> — Jordan (@JcSpitfire) [August 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/JcSpitfire/status/1296043064260202496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Full backs, is less of what we need right now
>
> — callum murray (@saucysakho12) [August 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/saucysakho12/status/1296042942239580161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> would rather spend 20 mil on a striker
>
> — Joey (@cpfcjj89) [August 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/cpfcjj89/status/1296051852195385344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Not needed, especially for that price
>
> — Jordan (@\_\_JFI9) [August 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/__JFI9/status/1296042986309115905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Nah
>
> — Ben (@BMCPFC) [August 19, 2020](https://twitter.com/BMCPFC/status/1296043154571956225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Palace fans, should the Eagles seriously consider signing Lewis? Let us know what you think by commenting below!***