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As quoted by The Evening Standard, Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has admitted to feeling slightly jealous at seeing other clubs spend big money in the transfer market.

What did he say?

The Eagles were amongst the lowest spending sides in the Premier League this summer, and despite making £50m from the sale of England U21 international Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the club did not reinvest that money into first-team signings.

Now, Hodgson has bemoaned the level of attention on other clubs, and pointed at the coverage of Newcastle in particular as a key example.

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He said: "A lot of teams who claim they don't spend much money, actually do. Every year I had to read that poor Rafa Benitez, Newcastle don't spend any money. Of course they spent something like ten times more than we did during that period of time. No one used to write often 'what a pity Roy Hodgson doesn't get a lot to spend!' It was all Rafa and Pochettino. In that respect, I have a certain element of jealousy."

Miracle worker

Hodgson's sentiments are certainly understandable. Despite getting that £50m fee for Wan-Bissaka, the Eagles spent a total sum of £6.8m on new arrivals this summer, according to Transfermarkt. Much of the talk surrounding the club revolved around the futures of Wan-Bissaka and Wilfried Zaha, and never really about who the club could actually bring in.

It speaks to a certain level of disrespect about Palace as a club. Newcastle and Benitez and Spurs and Pochettino are the more glamorous names and are likely to receive greater sympathetic coverage. Hodgson's side simply have to go about their business, and avoid the idea of self-pity.

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Keeping the London side in the Premier League with his hands tied behind his back has been the very definition of a miracle job from the former England manager, and it will be up to Steve Parish to reflect on Hodgson's words and act accordingly in future transfer windows.

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