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da apostaganha： Roy Hodgson reiterated in his post-Bournemouth comments that Crystal Palace would love to extend Michy Batshuayi’s stay in south London after the Belgian struck twice against the Cherries, although this could well be taken out of the Eagles’ hands, with Chelsea under a transfer ban and therefore likely to be reluctant to sell players.
The striker has notched six times in 11 starts, outscoring all of Palace’s other options up front, and has gelled in well with the other members of the team, striking up a deadly partnership with wingers Andros Townsend and Wilfried Zaha.
This trio were at their very best at Selhurst Park last weekend, with Batshuayi scoring his side’s first two goals, Zaha having a hand in all five and Townsend netting the decider later on.
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In Hodgson’s opinion, it would be a great shame if the Eagles strike-force were to be broken up this summer, as Palace seem to have found the missing piece in their jigsaw in the past few months, but are there better options out there? Football FanCast’s writers give their verdicts on whether 25-year-old Batshuayi is the man to lead the Palace line for the foreseeable future below…
Jack Saville
“I’m a huge fan of Batshuayi and I think it goes without saying that he’d be a massive upgrade on Christian Benteke. When he’s in the mood he is clinical inside the 18-yard-box and an intricate link-up player to have in the final-third. Whether Palace can afford him, of course, is a different story, but he should certainly be at the top of Hodgson’s wish list if he’s available at a reasonable price.”
Billy Meyers
“Since he arrived on loan from Chelsea back in January, Batshuayi has blown hot and cold. He has shown he can put the ball in the back of the net and has an excellent record in red and blue, whilst he will almost certainly hit double figures should he sign permanently. However, he has shown that he struggles as a lone striker at times, the system that Hodgson prefers. It would be an expensive gamble, of which Palace have made too many of recently; perhaps a delve into the Championship for someone like Che Adams would be a better idea.”
Matt Dawson
“Undoubtedly. Michy Batshuayi is a natural-born predator and his two goals on the final day of the season is a fine indication of what he can bring to the Palace side. They’ve looked a considerably better team when he’s started and should he be with the Eagles again next term then it would be a phenomenal sign of ambition. It might even convince Zaha to stick around.”