{"id":547404,"date":"2020-03-28T07:21:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T11:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=547404"},"modified":"2020-03-28T07:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T11:54:44","slug":"crystal-palace-sign-nathan-ferguson-west-brom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/28\/crystal-palace-sign-nathan-ferguson-west-brom\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Crystal Palace Set to Sign Nathan Ferguson From West Brom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a> are reportedly close to completing a deal for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/west-brom\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Brom<\/a> defender Nathan Ferguson.<\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: Crystal Palace Set To Sign Nathan Ferguson From West Brom<\/h2>\n<h3>Baggies&#8217; Defender Set To Move as Eagles Swoop<\/h3>\n<p>The talented defender was close to switching to Selhurst Park in January but a deal fell through after a medical.<\/p>\n<p>Any chance of a switch collapsed earlier this year as the medical uncovered that the defender had a knee problem.<\/p>\n<p>But, according to the Standard (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/crystal-palace-fc\/crystal-palace-news-nathan-ferguson-17998214\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football.London<\/a>) the defender is set to complete a move to the top-flight this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old has been a fairly constant fixture within the Baggies&#8217; line-up this season; making 21 appearances in the Championship this term.<\/p>\n<p>However, with his contract expiring later this year, the move is likely to be of a minimal fee to Palace.<\/p>\n<h3>Transfer Upheaval For Palace?<\/h3>\n<p>This summer could be one of with many transfers as Ferguson closes in on a move and Christian Benteke receives fierce criticism.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian has scored just five goals since the start of the 2017-18 season.<\/p>\n<p>A 10-month goal drought was ended against Everton in February but former Palace striker Ian Wright has highlighted two reasons as to why he has been struggling.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the BBC podcast Match of the Day Top 10: Premier League goalscorers, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/crystal-palace-fc\/crystal-palace-news-nathan-ferguson-17998214\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football.London<\/a>, Wright said: &#8220;A case in point is Christian Benteke.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You look at someone who was scoring goals at the rate he was and went for the moves he did, and then it stopped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And it has stopped to a point where I watch him now and I actually don&#8217;t think he is going to score when he gets a chance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And that, for me, is a state of mine. 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