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Crystal Palace have signed Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen for a club-record fee of £48 million.
Crystal Palace paid a fixed fee of £43m for the forward, plus £5m in potential add-ons.
Strand Larsen has left Wolves, bottom of the Premier League, after 18 months. He scored 14 Premier League goals at Wolves under Vito Pereira last season but has scored just once this season.
Crystal Palace have already broken their transfer record twice this window after signing Brennan Johnson from Tottenham Hotspur.
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Check out Jorgen Strand-Larsen’s best goals for Wolves since arriving at the club.
Although the deal for the Norwegian striker has been completed Jean-Philippe Matata Transfer from Palace to AC Milan failed Deadline following further medical examination of the France international.
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Jamie Carragher, Sky Sports:
“I think Strand Larsson is a good player and that’s why there is so much interest in him. People are not buying him based on his performance this season.
“He plays for a really bad team. And he hasn’t played a lot of games recently and has been on the bench a lot. I think the club wants to keep him going and bring some money.”
Jorgen Strand-Larsen’s Premier League career so far
“I watched him last season and he didn’t really look like a top striker but certainly one you wouldn’t associate with a bottom striker.
“He can definitely play for a team in the middle of the league. The highlight last season was the goals – non-penalty goals. To score 14 goals without penalties – that takes some work.”
“If Strand Larsson comes on, I think Mateta will be on the bench. I don’t think Palace are the type of team to have two strikers.
“They love those two No. 10s and it’s a big part of their system. It will be interesting to see those two do that.
“They’ll be in the minority. Mateta is in the minority but his defense is absolutely fantastic and he does miss a lot of big chances.”
