- Mar 30, 2004
- 14,018
- 20,807
The only thing with these stats is that 5 of those goals came in the last 6 games. That's a plus, showing he performed when they needed him, but does also skew the rest of the season. They were a poor side and he was injured a bit at the start, but he also didn't score from December until April.9 goals and 5 assists in 29 league appearances last season. Pretty decent, no? He's a talented player IMO. Only issue is the price.
In general I think he's okay. If he was a 21yr old prospect people would be raving about him but at 25 I feel he should be further along than he is, especially for the price. If we're putting him in the same price range as Mahrez then Mahrez is the better/more effective player (he's also 2yrs older, but 2yrs ago he scored 17 and they won the league...). Plus he's essential to Palace and it would be placing them to a relegation battle if he was sold.