“Could be the perfect move” – Crystal Palace consider summer move for Huddersfield Town player: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Crystal Palace are considering a summer swoop for Huddersfield Town star Lewis O’Brien, as per a report from TEAMtalk. 

The Eagles, who are joined by Burnley, Norwich City, West Ham United and Wolves in their pursuit of the young midfielder, have placed a lot of trust in the EFL in recent years.

Playing 30 league games already this season, and captaining the Terriers on several occasions, O’Brien has been a top performer within Carlos Corberan’s side this season.

O’Brien’s driving runs from the middle of the pitch, combined with his technical ability and grit, has allowed him to emerge as one of the best midfielders in the entire division.

Three of our writers here at FLW have shared their thoughts regarding Crystal Palace’s interest in O’Brien…

Ben Wignall

It’s hard to see Palace getting Conor Gallagher back for another season on loan in 2022-23 as I believe he’s ready to make an impact at Stamford Bridge.

That means Patrick Vieira will need a creative midfielder who can score goals, and O’Brien can definitely do that at Championship level.

I feel though that Gallagher at this moment is light years ahead of the Huddersfield man and I’m not sure he’d have the same impact as the England under-21 international.

O’Brien can definitely do it all in the second tier but I have reservations of him being able to make the step up effectively.

I think that Palace could do with looking at a midfielder who scores a few more goals than O’Brien – but that isn’t to say that he won’t fit in at a Premier League club at all.

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