Last season, Crystal Palace scored the fewest goals in the club's history, a fact which didn't go unnoticed by Roy Hodgson.

After a bright start to the season, including a thrilling 3-1 win over Manchester United, the goals have started to dry up again for the Eagles, as their lack of genuine attacking options was once again laid bare with a 2-0 defeat away at Wolves.

However, Steve Parish could fix Palace's problems with one audacious swoop, if recent reports are to be believed.

What's the word?

According to Antena2, as reported by HITC, long-term Palace target Rafael Santos Borre is itching for a move away from River Plate amid interest from a number of top European clubs.

Palace were reportedly interested in the Colombian centre-forward in the summer, although a move failed to materialise, as Hodgson ended up signing Michy Batshuayi on loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day instead in the end.

The report from El Intransigente also revealed that the former Atletico Madrid striker has a release clause of £25m in his contract. So, it's unlikely the former Colombia international will come at a cheaper price.

Get it done, Eagles!

However, Batshuayi's loan deal is set to expire in 2021, whilst both Christian Benteke and Connor Wickham are reportedly deemed surplus to requirements at Selhurst Park.

With Jordan Ayew's current contract close to running out in over a year's time as well, Palace will need to start thinking about signing a new striker at some point soon in the not too distant future.

It's fair to say that they may not have to look very far at all indeed. The 25-year-old has scored 56 goals and supplied 19 assists in 168 games in his club career so far, via Transfermarkt. That's only one goal fewer than Wickham, who has made almost a hundred appearances more than the Colombian.

Once lauded as a "fantastic" player by River sporting director Enzo Francescoli, Borre bagged twelve goals and one assist in 20 games in the Superliga last season, whilst he averaged 2 shots, 1.3 key passes and 1 tackle per game, via WhoScored, which shows that he is willing to win the ball back as well.

The Argentine side even seem resigned to losing the Colombian at some point soon, with Francescoli recently admitting defeat.

A powerful counter-attacking threat who is a strong finisher and capable of holding on to the ball, Borre could become Palace's main man for years to come if the Eagles can get a deal done. Given his performances so far, he has shown that he should be able to hit the ground running, as he has proven that he has an eye for the goal at the top levels of the game.

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