Crystal Palace may reportedly try to offload Sullay Kaikai as part of a deal to sign Brentford attacker Ollie Watkins.
Crystal Palace are reportedly in pursuit of Brentford ace Ollie Watkins and may be prepared to include their own attacker Sullay Kaikai as part of a deal to sign him.
Palace are in the chase for the Championship attacker alongside Bournemouth after his dazzling season last year and he is valued at £8million, according to the Mirror in their live transfer blog (2:53am, 16 July).
Palace manager Roy Hodgson wants to improve his options in attack after losing Bakary Sako on a free and is reportedly willing to offer winger Kaikai as part of a deal to land Watkins.
Kaikai, 22, has only made nine senior appearances for Palace since graduating from their academy, and the left winger previously spent a loan spell with Brentford.
He could be sacrificed in order to see Watkins make the switch to Selhurst Park and the youngster is being tipped for big things in the future.
Watkins sparkled in the Championship last season by scoring 11 goals and supplying five assists in all competitions for Brentford.
He is a left winger who can also be deployed as a centre-forward and the speed demon has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years.
The Englishman proved himself as a goalscorer in League Two with Exeter City and made a seamless step up with Brentford last year, which suggests another jump to the Premier League is well within him.
Watkins is an exciting young prospect and it seems a no-brainer for Palace to include Kaikai as part of a deal to sign him if it enhances their chances of getting him ahead of rivals Bournemouth.
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