Palace discussing £35 million move for Tottenham star Brennan Johnson

Crystal Palace are pushing to get a deal done early to sign Tottenham Hotspur forward Brennan Johnson, according to the Daily Mail.

Palace are discussing an offer of around £35 million for the Spurs star, who is understood to be frustrated at his lack of starting opportunities in North London.

Johnson has struggled to break into the starting XI, opening the door to a move to Palace.

The Eagles want reinforcement after failing to add enough firepower in the summer transfer window following the sale of Eberechi Eze.

The decision not to reinforce properly has come back to haunt the South London club, with Ismaila Sarr heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving the team short in attack.

An early swoop for Johnson would help mitigate the loss of Sarr, who is likely to make a deep run at AFCON with Senegal.

Other Premier League clubs are also in the race for his signature, but the Eagles have been pushing for some time and are well placed to land the 24-year-old winger.

Lauded as ‘one of the best counter-attacking forwards in the Premier League’, he could be a potent weapon in the hands of Palace boss Oliver Glasner.

Palace also hold interest in Oscar Bobb

The report also notes that Palace are admirers of Manchester City winger Oscar Bobb, a move that could quietly be just as important.

Bobb on a six-month loan is the perfect low-risk, high-reward addition.

He has shown flashes of real quality at City. He is direct, fearless, and comfortable operating between the lines, but regular minutes remain hard to come by.

Palace could offer precisely that. A short-term loan would bolster Glasner’s attacking options and inject freshness into a side badly in need of momentum.

If the Eagles can pair Johnson’s proven Premier League output with Bobb’s spark, it could be the ideal boost to halt their poor run and kick-start the second half of the season.