Crystal Palace are reportedly fascinated about signing Leeds United right-back Cody Drameh in January and the teenager may show to be the subsequent Aaron Wan-Bissaka at Selhurst Park.
According to TEAMtalk, Newcastle United, West Ham United and the Eagles are all eager on signing the 20-year-old, though the report means that all of them see him as an choice for the long run fairly than a first-team-ready signing.
Jesse Marsch’s aspect are reportedly eager to tie him right down to a new contract at Elland Road however he may depart searching for extra common minutes within the first group, as he’s at the moment behind each Rasmus Kristensen and Luke Ayling within the pecking order at Elland Road.
The defender has managed simply seven appearances for the Whites’ senior aspect in his time with the Yorkshire membership, however he did impress in a mortgage spell with Cardiff City within the Championship final season, contributing three assists in 22 appearances for the Welsh aspect.
Former supervisor Steve Morison was filled with reward for Drameh’s efficiency and vitality ranges throughout his time with the membership final season. He said:
“He has been wonderful. He was wonderful in his first recreation, he was wonderful at Barnsley, it was a proper scrap however there have been a few issues when he was working again and making last-ditch tackles.
“He had a little bit of a down game, the Bristol City game, but outside of that he has been excellent. Having that break in the Liverpool game when he couldn’t play, letting his body catch up on where it needs to be, now he is like a Duracell Bunny, isn’t he? He just keeps going and going.”
Could Drameh emulate Wan-Bissaka?
Yes
No
Should he arrive at Selhurst Park in January, he would possible compete with Joel Ward and Nathaniel Clyne for a beginning spot in Patrick Vieira’s aspect, each of whom have proven themselves to be previous their greatest with their performances this season.
The Eagles duo are ranked because the tenth and Sixteenth-best performers at Palace up to now this season, whereas they’re 33 and 31 respectively, so it’s straightforward to see why the Frenchman could be eager on a younger, long-term inheritor reminiscent of Drameh.
In that respect, the Eagles have by no means actually changed Wan-Bissaka, since he accomplished a transfer to £50m transfer to Manchester United in 2019 after producing some excellent performances at Selhurst Park.
The Englishman solely grew to become a common for Palace within the 2018/19 season when he was 20, so Drameh may undoubtedly observe a comparable path ought to he arrive at Selhurst Park and impress together with his performances.
There would definitely be first-team alternatives for the Leeds teenager in Vieira’s aspect and if he can take his likelihood and make himself a common with the south London aspect, there appears no motive why he can’t be one other massive sale for the Eagles sooner or later.