Should Crystal Palace return for West Ham’s Adrian in January?

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Despite having had a bid rejected for Adrian before, should Crystal Palace return for the West Ham goalkeeper in January?

Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace celebrates scoring his side’s second goal with Andros Townsend during the Premier League match against West Ham United.

Crystal Palace came from 2-0 down against West Ham United to draw 2-2 in their latest outing thanks to a 97th-minute equaliser from Wilfried Zaha.

While manager Roy Hodgson will have been pleased to have rescued a point at Selhurst Park, the fact the Eagles have conceded a Premier League high 21 goals this season and have failed to keep a single clean-sheet in ten matches should be a concern.

Roy Hodgson, manager of Crystal Palace, looks on prior to the Premier League match against West Ham United.

Although the blame for this cannot be directed entirely at the goalkeeper, Palace are certainly lacking in the department currently with Wayne Hennessey and Julian Speroni the only options.

Hennessey was dropped by Hodgson on the back of successive 5-0 and 4-0 defeats to Manchester City and Manchester United respectively and 38-year-old Speroni was reinstated.

Yet while a club favourite, the Argentine hardly symbolises the future and having tried to sign Adrian from the Hammers in August – only for a £3.5m bid to be rejected, according to the Daily Mail – perhaps the South Londoners should return for the Spaniard in the January transfer window.

Adrian and Manuel Lanzini of West Ham United take a look around the stadium prior to the Premier League match against Newcastle United.

The 30-year-old has had his opportunities for West Ham limited this term due to arrival of Joe Hart on loan from City and is supposedly keen to leave the London Stadium as a result.

Adrian’s impressive display during the 3-2 Carabao Cup victory against Tottenham Hotspur showed that he would be an upgrade on Hennessey and Speroni and with Hart the established number one in East London, surely the club would not stand in his way again?