Crystal Palace are set to complete a £12 million deal to secure the services of Sassuolo striker Khouma Babacar.
According to the Mirror, the Eagles’ plan on having the Senegalese international leading the line for them next season after Christian Benteke has struggled to find form over the last two seasons as the £27 million striker only found the back of the net three times last season.
The 25-year-old has only just joined his current side Sassuolo after a one-year loan deal from Fiorentina became permanent on July 1st. However, the Eagles plan to offer the Italian side a quick profit on the forward as they prepare for the new season, one that Roy Hodgson and his coaching staff should expect to be a relegation battle once more.
It is believed Babacar will be at Selhurst Park completing a medical over the next week as a deal seems very much on the cards.
Last year Babacar found the net eleven times and provided two assists. There is no question this man scores goals, something Palace are very much in need of. Last season only one Palace player reached double figures and that was midfielder Luka Milivojevic who scored ten, seven of them penalties.
With the window closing in just a matter of weeks this looks to be one of the final pieces of business for Roy Hodgson before the upcoming deadline on Thursday 9th August.