When Crystal Palace finally confirmed the signing of Eberechi Eze from London side Queens Park Rangers on Friday, Eagles fans could be forgiven for probably getting overly excited after the arrival of the playmaker for an initial £16 million.
Eze, formerly on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, will add the needed glint to a Palace team heavily reliant on Wilfried Zaha to provide an injection of pace and creativity to the side. Even though Jordan Ayew proved in 2019/20 that he can take up the mantle, especially if the Ivory Coast winger is either off form or departs, there was still a feeling that Roy Hodgson needed more.