Vieira: Signing Richards from Bayern Munich is a strong statement
Patrick Vieira says the signing of Chris Richards from Bayern Munich is a really strong statement for Crystal Palace.
is set to complete the signing of the United States defender
Chris Richardsfor an initial £10m from
Bayern Munich.
The 22-year-old defender is set to become the Palace's fourth summer signing after goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, winger Malcolm Ebiowei, and midfielder Cheick Doucoure. Southampton and Hoffenheim were also interested in signing Richards but it seems that Palace has now won the race to sign him.
Vieira after his Palace side draw 1-1 with Premier League rivals Leeds United in a pre-season friendly in Australia said:
“I think we showed (with this deal) that we can attract players. When you look at the number of teams that were behind him and he decided to come to us, I think this is a really strong statement.
“He’s going to give us different options at the back and competitiveness between players. I’m really pleased that an important player like that decided to come to Palace.”
Palace also is interested in signing Morgan Gibbs-White from Wolves but so far they have not reached an agreement with them Wolves want more than £25m for the midfielder.
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