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da dobrowin： According to Sky Sports, Crystal Palace are close to re-signing winger Bakary Sako from Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
What’s the story?
The Baggies only signed Sako themselves in October, as reported by the BBC. The 30-year-old was available as a free agent, having been released by Crystal Palace earlier in the year.
However, the 21-cap Mali international now looks set for a return to Selhurst Park mere months after having first left the south London club.
Roy Hodgson clearly believes the winger can still have an impact in the Premier League.
A poor decision
However, this appears to be a transfer that makes little sense. According to Transfermarkt’s statistics, Sako was released by Palace having mustered only eight goals and one assist in fifty appearances for the club in all competitions.
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He has faired little better in his short time at the Hawthorns either, having failed to produce any end product in his five Championship outings so far.
The Eagles are in desperate need of goals, with the likes of Christian Benteke, Jordan Ayew and Connor Wickham all having struggled to find the back of the net with any kind of regularity this season. As things stand in the Premier League, only the bottom four clubs have managed to record fewer than Palace’s tally of 23 goals so far this season.
Sako’s recent record suggests he’s unlikely to provide the injection of end product the club desperately need. What’s more, the Eagles are already well-stocked with quality wingers, it’s a prolific striker they need.
All in all then, this decision to lure Sako back to the club is hard to fathom.