Roy Hodgson has now admitted to watching footage of Daniel Munoz – amid reports Crystal Palace are set to sign the Genk No.23 this month.
The 76-year-old made the comments when speaking in his press conference earlier on Tuesday.
So, what did Roy Hodgson say about Crystal Palace target Daniel Munoz? Let’s take a look…
What Roy Hodgson said about Daniel Munoz
Well – according to Alan Nixon – Crystal Palace are set to sign the Colombia international in a £10m deal.
Munoz himself is said to be pushing for a move to the Premier League, and a transfer looks on as Munoz only has six months remaining on his contract with Genk – although the Belgian side hold an option to extend those terms by a further 12 months.
Now, Hodgson has refused to deny that Crystal Palace are keen on the South American, instead choosing to uncharacteristically elaborate on a reported transfer target.
The man from Croydon told the South London Press: “I have only seen a video of him, but he looks good.”
We doubt that Hodgson has been looking up compilations of Munoz on YouTube at home, which strongly suggests that Dougie Freedman and Steve Parish are currently doing their homework on the right-back.
The 27-year-old has enjoyed an impressive campaign for Genk so far this season, scoring seven goals while also providing two assists in 28 appearances.
Crystal Palace need Daniel Munoz
In our view, the right-back department should be Freedman’s priority this month, so it is pleasing to hear that Munoz is being targeted.
With all due respect to Joel Ward and Nathaniel Clyne – who have both enjoyed great careers – their reluctance to bomb forward is a significant contributor to our lack of goals, in our view.
The likes of Michael Olise find themselves being doubled up on as a result of no overlapping option.
Only Burnley and Sheffield United have scored fewer than our total of 22 goals in 20 Premier League outings so far this season.
This comes as no surprise whatsoever when Hodgson possesses two very defensive full-backs, in an era where pretty much every top side have two players in those areas who are almost like wingers.
Be sure to keep an eye on this situation, as Munoz could soon be arriving at Selhurst Park.
