Oliver Glasner reveals why Crystal Palace signed Romain Esse as £14.5m transfer is completed

Glasner hailed Palace’s scouting section for spotting Esse’s talents early, earlier joking that helium was lone signed due to the fact that helium lives a three-minute locomotion from the grooming ground, making his commute bully for the planet.

“He volition beryllium a emblematic Crystal Palace signing — a young subordinate from the Championship that we volition assistance successful his development. This is what we volition bash with Romain.

“We are convinced of his skills. Left foot, bully archetypal touch, knowing of the crippled and uncovering spaces. Then we volition enactment with him and enactment him to improve. It gives america 1 much enactment successful attack.”

Asked wherefore the nine prioritised signing Esse implicit different targets, Glasner quipped: “We said, ‘Who is surviving closest to the grooming ground? Then we volition motion him.’ It was Romain, due to the fact that helium tin locomotion implicit — it’s conscionable a three-minute walk. It’s sustainability. He doesn’t request a car. He tin locomotion tomorrow.”

Answering the aforesaid question much seriously, helium said: “Of course, Dougie [Freedman] has known of him longer. We person a large scouting team.

“We analyse our games and past inquire which illustration we could adhd to the squad that we don’t [already] have.

“I deliberation his numbers are not bonzer successful the Championship. But he’s 19.

“The 2nd portion is that he’s a large character. Dougie knows him very, precise well. I besides had a speech with him. He’s listening and helium wants to amended and learn. Having large skills and having this quality is what we want.

“To beryllium a small spot critical, it took a small spot excessively agelong to get the signing done. But it’s amended successful the mediate of the transportation model than astatine the end.”