Crystal Palace have accomplished the signing of teenage Millwall winger Romain Esse on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
The 19-year-old Lions academy graduate, who has represented England at under-18, U19 and U20 ranges, joins for a reported, exterior price of £12m, probably rising to £14.5m with add-ons.
Esse made his debut for Millwall as a 17-year-old on 26 January 2022. He has gone on to attain seven targets in 66 appearances.
“Romain is the kind of participant who will get crowds off their seats – the kind of participant lengthy related to south London and Crystal Palace Soccer Membership,” mentioned Palace chairman Steve Parish, saying the Eagles’ first signing of the January switch window.
“Everybody on the membership is trying ahead to watching him shine on the pitch, and fulfil his thrilling potential.”
Lambeth-born Esse has weighed in with 5 targets for Millwall this season, his final coming in a 2-1 defeat within the Championship at Norwich on Boxing Day.
Millwall supervisor Alex Neil left the teen out of his aspect for Monday’s 3-0 FA Cup win over Dagenham & Redbridge and known as for a decision to Esse’s future amid the switch hypothesis.
The deal was lastly confirmed by Palace on Saturday after Esse accomplished a medical.
“I am very excited to be right here. It is a good venture and an excellent alternative, so I simply can’t wait to get began,” Esse instructed the Palace web site., exterior
Oliver Glasner’s Palace, who play West Ham on Saturday (15:00 GMT), got here into the weekend sitting fifteenth within the Premier League, having moved eight factors away from the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at Leicester Metropolis of their final match.
