CRYSTAL PALACE are set to make an opening £10million offer to Southampton for striker Che Adams.
SunSport revealed last week that that Roy Hodgson wants the Scotland forward.
Hodgson has assembled a young and exciting squad after rescuing the Eagles from relegation last season.
But, with Jean-Philippe Mateta set for the exit, he wants to add an experienced front man to his squad.
And 27-year-old Adams fits the bill.
Adams has found himself on the bench for each of Southampton’s opening two games in the Championship.
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But he has come on to net in both, including the late winner at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
And he is keen to return to the Premier League, where Palace would offer double his wages to around £60,000 a week.
Saints will not sell unless they have signed a replacement first — with Swansea’s Joel Piroe their first choice.
Piroe, 24, is wanted by several clubs and the Dutch hitman could wait to become a free agent next summer if he had to.
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Hodgson is also interested in Saints keeper Alex McCarthy as Vicente Guaita wants away.
McCarthy, 33, was at Palace before and could go back after Saints signed Joe Lumley to battle with Gavin Bazunu.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
