Crystal Palace determined to beat Arsenal and Spurs to 'excellent' £20m Championship coup

Crystal Palace are believed to be showing 'renewed interest' in bringing Sunderland hotshot Jobe Bellingham to Selhurst Park this month, despite interest from several Premier League sides including Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Eagles have a prolific record of helping stars from the EFL make the transition to the top flight and Bellingham could be the next to follow in the footsteps of Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi and Michael Olise. Crystal Palace also made a January move for Blackburn midfielder Adam Wharton last year, who has flourished since his move to London.

talkSPORT claims that the Black Cats midfielder is a 'long-term target' for Palace and that the South London outfit have monitored the player in previous wingers. The outlet, which reports the rejuvenated Palace interest, claims that Sunderland would accept a £20 million offer for the player.

Crystal Palace face competition from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur

Bellingham is the younger brother of Real Madrid and England superstar Jude Bellingham. He made the move to Wearside from Birmingham City in 2023. Sunderland paid a reported £3 million for that transfer and Bellingham has gone on to play 70 times for the side, scoring 11 goals.

talkSPORT claim that the Gunners, Spurs and West Ham are all also interested in a move for Bellingham but that Crystal Palace's proven transfer strategy could make them frontrunners to complete the move.

Speaking about Bellingham's potential to follow in his brother's footsteps too football stardom, former Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray praised his qualities on and off the pitch.

Bellingham praised for ‘footballing ability’

Speaking in October 2023, shortly after having signed the midfielder, the veteran manager told The Northern Echo: “He is very mature for his age. He acts like a seasoned pro, and demands standards, even in small-sided games he wants to win. You can see he has a very focused driven thought pattern on where he is going and how he is going to get there. And that is to try to be excellent in everything you do. It’s a great mentality. It helps our team to have someone so young.

"He is not in the team because of his name. He's in the team because of his football ability and his competitive edge and athleticism and technique. He works hard every day.

"As coaches we want to protect him in three-game weeks so sometimes when he comes off it is to give him a break. We should just enjoy the journey with him and see where he gets to as time rolls on.

"He doesn’t want to be compared with his brother, but we have coaches here who helped his brother as a 17, 18-year-old. They can gauge where he is, and he has some amazing tools. If he listens, works hard and competes like he does he won’t go far wrong. He has confidence and belief and has a good football brain."

Transfer talks comes as Oliver Glasner's side are also linked with a move for Championship winger Ben Doak. The 19-year-old is impressing on loan at Middlesbrough from Liverpool.

Crystal Palace saw a £15 million bid for the player rejected by his Premier League parent club last week. Liverpool have the ability to recall Doak from his loan to push through a transfer but Boro are determined to keep the player at the Riverside Stadium for the remainder of his season-long loan deal.