According to the Daily Mail, Crystal Palace is about to reach an agreement with Real Betis defender Shady Riad on a transfer. He is expected to undergo a routine medical examination arranged by the club on Monday.
The Crystal Palace has made an offer of 14 million euros for the 20-year-old player, plus a floating bonus of 2 million euros. Real Betis coach Pellegrini also confirmed that Shady Riad will not play against Real Madrid in this round and will go to England for a medical examination.
Shadi Riad was born in the youth training of Barcelona. He is 186 cm tall and has excellent athletic ability and speed. He is also the left foot central defender that Crystal Palace has been looking for. It is worth mentioning that, according to previous media reports, Barcelona will own 50% of the resale profit share of Shady Ryad, and Royal Betis only spent 3 million euros when buying him out.
In fact, in addition to Shady Riad, Crystal Palace also considered signing Wolfsburg central defender Lacroix and Notting Hill forest star Niakate, but gave up because their transfer fees exceeded the budget.
