Odsonne Edouard transfer news – Crystal Palace lead Brighton, Southampton & West Ham for Celtic striker as odds shift
CRYSTAL PALACE are narrow favourites in battle to sign Celtic forward Odsonne Edouard.
That’s according to Sky Bet after a buzz of activity in the betting market.
The Eagles were previously offered at 6/1 to collect his signature.
But Patrick Vieira’s side now lead the chase at 9/4 to complete a transfer before the transfer window closes on August 31.
Crystal Palace have Jean-Philippe Mateta, Christian Benteke and Jordan Ayew as their central striking options.
But having failed to score in either of their opening fixtures against Chelsea or Brentford – reinforcements could be forthcoming.
Vieira confirmed that he’s on the look-out for more additions in a recent press conference but stopped short of revealing names.
Odsonne Edouard next club – Sky Bet odds
- Crystal Palace – 9/4
- Brighton – 11/4
- Southampton – 8/1
- Arsenal – 10/1
- Nice – 10/1
- Leicester – 12/1
- West Ham – 14/1
- Lyon – 16/1
- Roma – 16/1
- Aston Villa – 20/1
- Tottenham – 25/1
- Everton – 40/1
- Inter Milan – 40/1
- AC Milan – 50/1
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Asked about signing a new midfielder and striker, he said: “Yeah, but that was the case before Chelsea, and the case after the Chelsea game. The game didn’t really tell us about the players we needed – we knew it before.
“The chairman and Dougie Freedman, we are working to improve the squad. We knew that we need to bring players, until the market closes, everything is still possible. But we are looking to improve the team – to improve the squad.
“The only thing I can tell you is that we are doing our best to bring the players that will make us a stronger team.”
Edouard has been outstanding for Celtic since his £9million arrival from Paris Saint-Germain.
The 23-year-old has bagged 83 goals and provided 37 assists in 169 appearances – winning three titles in the process.
But he’s now entered the final 12 months of his contract, which expires in June 2022.
And Celtic chiefs still expect to offload him this summer to avoid losing him on a free transfer next year.
Brighton were previously odds-on favourites after claims they’d offered a guaranteed £18.5m for his signature.
But the Seagulls have drifted out to 11/4 in the betting market.
Southampton and Arsenal are further behind at 8/1 and 10/1 respectively with West Ham further back at 14/1.
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