Crystal Palace and Everton agree Brennan Johnson-Dwight McNeil swap deal
Palace take financial hit on £35m signing from January McNeil gets Selhurst move six months after aborted sale Crystal Palace and Everton have agreed a
Palace take financial hit on £35m signing from January McNeil gets Selhurst move six months after aborted sale Crystal Palace and Everton have agreed a straight swap for Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil – six months after McNeil’s partner accused Palace of “messing with the winger’s mental health” after pulling out of a deal.
McNeil and Johnson, who became Palace’s record signing when he joined in January from Tottenham for £35m, only to be surpassed by the arrival of Jørgen Strand Larsen from Wolves for an initial £43m a few weeks later, are understood to have both agreed four year contracts with the option of a further 12 months.
Both are expected to have medicals on Monday. Continue reading...
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