“I was told...“: Journo drops huge Palace transfer update, supporters will be buzzing - opinion

Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in signing Peterborough United defender Ronnie Edwards this summer.

That is according to journalist Tom Barclay, who, in a recent interview with GIVEMESPORT, confirmed that Palace are indeed eager to capture the talented teenage defender.

However, Barclay goes on to state that it will not be easy for the defender to make the step up to the Premier League at this stage in his career.

Barclay told GIVEMESPORT: “Palace are interested in him from what I’m told, but he’s someone who’s very young, only played Championship football last season but in a struggling team.

“So to expect him to come into a Premier League side, if they were playing regularly that way in a back three, could be tough, although I was told that maybe a three would suit him more, so maybe that would make sense as well.”

As mentioned in a report by The Sun, Palace boss Patrick Vieira is planning to switch to a back five when the new Premier League season gets underway in August, with new additions amongst the backline most certainly targeted.

The signing of Edwards would be one that future-proofs the side, whilst bolstering depth options – particularly when bearing in mind Vieira’s potential switch in system ahead of the new season.

At 19 years old, he registered metrics that place him well within the top five in comparison to his teammates as per WhoScored; averaging 1.4 interceptions, 3.7 clearances and 0.6 blocks in the Championship last season, with his efforts earning him 7-caps for the England U19s squad thus far.

As such, it is not difficult to understand why the Peterborough chairman, Barry Fry, took the time to heap a considerable amount of praise on the youngster, stating of Edwards last season: “Ronnie is