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Precious stone Palace have finished the marking of promising cautious midfielder Cheick Doucoure from Ligue 1 outfit RC Lens for £18m.
The 22-year-old, who put pen to paper on a five-year contract, turns into the club's third most costly marking as Patrick Vieira keeps on reinforcing his crew for the impending effort.
"I'm extremely blissful, I feel a great deal of delight and a ton of pride to be a Palace player. I'm glad to be at Palace today," Cheick Doucoure said by means of the Crystal Palace official site.
Having started his profession with Malian side AS Real Bamako, Doucoure moved to Lens in 2018, showing up in his presentation season prior to assisting the club with tying down advancement to the Ligue 1 out of 2020.
The Malian global grabbed the attention last season as he highlighting in 34 of Franck Haise's side's 38 association games as they got a second back to back seventh-put finish.
He likewise scored one objective and gave four helps from midfield in 34 trips across all contests — his joint-most significant standard commitment in a season for Les Sang et Or. Royal residence supervisor Patrick Vieira is supposedly a firm admirer of the 22-year-old and will quickly hope to start work with the midfielder, who was connected with a transition to Tottenham Hotspur and Sevilla the previous summer.
Talking on Doucoure, Crystal Palace administrator Steve Parish said: "Cheick's appearance is one more explanation of goal, showing our desire to additionally further develop the crew this late spring. "We are incredibly sure that Cheick will adjust consistently to the afflictions of the Premier League and that he will contribute decidedly to the crew, and I hope everything works out for him for his experience with us."
Doucoure marks the Eagle's third introduction to the Premier League move market following the appearance of Malcolm Ebiowei and previous West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
The midfielder showed up across four seasons for Lens, scoring eight objectives and setting up eight more, while he has highlighted for the Mali public group on eight distinct events since his presentation in 2018.
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