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According to The Sun, Roy Hodgson wants to bring Jordan Ayew, who has been on loan at Crystal Palace this season, to Selhurst Park on a permanent basis this summer despite the Ghanaian having netted just once in the league in 18 appearances.

Michy Batshuayi's arrival has seen the former Aston Villa man slip down the pecking order but that doesn't mean Hodgson doesn't see him as a useful squad player for next season, with the Premier League's oldest boss keen to make the £4m striker his first signing of the summer.

Goals remain a problem for the SE25 outfit and offensive reinforcements are clearly required in the summer - Ayew plays up front, but should he return to the Eagles once his loan move expires? Football FanCast's writers give their verdicts on a Palace swoop for the number 14 below...

Ben Goodwin

"Any amount of money spent on Ayew would be money wasted by Crystal Palace. Last time I checked, the Eagles are suffering because none of their strikers can score goals, so why on Earth would they spend part of their transfer kitty on a striker with 2 goals in 23 appearances? He is not physical enough for the Premier League and needs to be let go for his woeful form, not rewarded with a permanent deal."

James Beavis

"While I can see why a £4m transfer may be tempting in this day and age, it would be madness to bring Ayew to Selhurst Park permanently. The Ghana international would have been signed by the south London club to score goals and give the Eagles a boost in the final third, and he has failed to do that. They have signed a number of attackers over the years that have failed to make their mark such as Yaya Sanogo and Emmanuel Adebayor, and Ayew would be an even worse signing than Adebayor in the circumstances."

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Jack Saville

"Ayew has had ample chances to prove himself at this level and he hasn't taken them. Palace have been starved of a reliable goalscorer for the past two seasons and Ayew quite clearly isn't a solution to the problem, he's a major part of it. Roy Hodgson would be a fool to sanction a deal even at £4 million."