{"id":598296,"date":"2021-08-05T13:52:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=598296"},"modified":"2021-08-05T13:52:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:52:24","slug":"crystal-palace-blackburn-rovers-adam-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/05\/crystal-palace-blackburn-rovers-adam-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace in Advanced Talks With Blackburn Rovers Striker Adam Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League club <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/01\/gary-cahill-leaves-crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_self\">Crystal Palace<\/a> are reportedly in advanced talks to sign Adam Armstrong from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/06\/adam-armstrong-bid-rejected-by-blackburn-rovers\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackburn Rovers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/transfer-centre\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Sky Sports<\/a>, Palace have had a bid rejected but remain front-runners, but they could face competition from fellow Premier League side<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/southampton\/\" target=\"_self\"> Southampton<\/a>. The Saints are now in the market for a new striker following the departure of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/04\/danny-ings-completes-aston-villa-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Danny Ings<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Striker Adam Armstrong in Demand<\/h2>\n<h3>Rovers Set Asking Price for Adam Armstrong as Opening Bid Rejected<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crystal Palace are in advanced talks with Blackburn to sign striker Adam Armstrong who is being tracked by numerous Premier League clubs<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1423304773282017285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is believed that Crystal Palace have placed a bid for Armstrong, who hit 30 goals last season for Blackburn in the Championship. His tally was bettered only by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/12\/the-rise-and-rise-of-brentford-striker-ivan-toney\/\" target=\"_self\">Ivan Toney<\/a> whose goals helped <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/03\/brentford-brennan-johnson-jens-lys-cajuste\/\" target=\"_self\">Brentford<\/a> gain promotion.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Eagles&#8217; opening offer fell short of Rovers&#8217; valuation, which is believed to be \u00a320 million. Whether Palace are willing to match that valuation remains to be seen, but if not, Southampton could beat them to his signature, having money in the bank following the sale of Ings.<\/p>\n<h3>Rovers Won&#8217;t Let Star Man Leave on the Cheap<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the 24-year-old having just one year left on his current contract at Ewood Park, Rovers are set to disappoint any club wanting to sign him cheaply. Manager Tony Mowbray spoke about Armstrong recently and revealed that he has been open with his striker regarding the speculation surrounding the striker&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/blackburn-rovers-armstrong-future-transfer-21236537\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">He told Lancashire Live<\/a>: \u201cAdam knows the number, everyone has a valuation and I don\u2019t think we\u2019re being unrealistic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said to Adam that if they meet the number he can go, and we\u2019ll shake him by the hand and wish him well and the football club will move on and hopefully we can find a replacement that can make the fans forget Adam pretty quickly and he can go and be successful somewhere else but there\u2019s going to be a new hero around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Palace Looking to Re-Sign Defender<\/h3>\n<p>In other Palace news, new manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/04\/patrick-vieira-crystal-place\/\" target=\"_self\">Patrick Viera<\/a> could be set to re-sign defender Nathaniel Clyne. The 30-year-old signed a short-term deal last season under the then Palace manager Roy Hodgson. However, that deal expired this summer and the former England international is a free agent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2021\/08\/05\/transfer-notebook-spurs-agree-47m-deal-cristian-romero-remain\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph&#8217;s<\/a> Mike McGrath is reporting that Viera is interested in bringing the ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/04\/alisson-becker-signs-new-liverpool-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> man back to the club ahead of next season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Clyne being a free agent, he has still played for Palace during pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"4oOtySfFRVJFUONCTLNGoQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/927100924\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4oOtySfFRVJFUONCTLNGoQ',sig:'T1DYgq9iM01Y5eaNjFFICXysK_iTwcTRdj_ci0lKDVE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'927100924',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackburn Rovers striker Adam Armstrong is believed to be in advanced talks with Crystal Palace. 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