Margate ace Kwesi Appiah joins Crystal Palace
MARGATE striker Kwesi Appiah has just completed a dream transfer to Crystal Palace.
Blues' 35-goal striker has moved to Selhurst Park for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal
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Kwesi Appiah has joined Crystal Palace from Margate for an undisclosed fee
Gate rejected the Eagles' first bid for the 21-year-old but a deal has now been done.
Margate chief executive Cliff Egan said: "It's all happened very quickly but we wish Kwesi all the best.
"We knew there was interest from Palace but the move came out of the blue.
"Kwesi came to us and said it was his preferred club so we sat down with Palace.
"We rejected their first offer but they came back and we've done a deal.
"I'm not sure how we'll use the money yet but we're obviously in the market for a replacement.
"Mind you, it won't be easy to replace a player who's scored 35 goals by January.
"We had someone lined up last week but it fell through."
Appiah turned down a move to Championship club Blackpool a fortnight ago.
Full story in Friday's Isle of Thanet Gazette.
Comments
by rambo_3
Wednesday, February 01 2012, 9:48AM
“Sloppy Defending,Ball should have been Cleared,which Led to Brighton's,Debatable,Penalty,to Cancel out,Chris Martins,Penalty.But hanging onto,Nathaniel Clyne & Wilf Zaha,on Transfer Deadline Day,only Steffen Iversen,Contract Cancelled,Leaving.The Signings of,Centre-Back,Michael Chambers,17,from Dulwich Hamlet & Striker,Kwesi Appiah,21,Scorer of 35 Goals this Season,from Margate,Both for Undisclosed Fees,and Extending,the Loans,of Paul McShane & Chris Martin,to the End of Season.It hasn't been a Bad Day.”