Thread: Edgar Davids to Crystal Palace ?

Edgar Davids is considering an offer to return to English football with Crystal Palace in the Championship after holding talks with the Londoners' manager, George Burley.

The former Holland international has been a free agent since leaving Ajax, where he had spent a second spell in 2008 and came close to joining Leicester City last autumn only for the club to withdraw their offer for the 37-year-old. Davids has had spells working as a media pundit since, including at the World Cup in South Africa over the summer, but has indicated to Palace he would relish a chance to return to London.

The midfielder counts Tottenham Hotspur among the likes of Milan, Barcelona, Internazionale and Juventus as former clubs after spending two years at White Hart Lane, ending in 2007, and helping Spurs to two fifth-placed finishes. The combative defensive midfielder won 74 caps for his country to go with a 1995 Champions League medal with Ajax, and is now considering a short-term deal at Selhurst Park which would see him fall in line with the club's wage structure.

Palace have been encouraged that the player does not appear to consider the salary that would be on offer as his principal motivation, and would instead be seeking regular football to prolong his illustrious career, with a decision expected ahead of the weekend.

The Championship team were languishing in administration at the end of last season before a takeover was completed over the summer by a consortium headed by the local businessmen Steve Parish and Martin Long, with the new owners seeking to secure players on more realistic terms from now on.

Edgar Davids weighs up a return to English football with Crystal Palace | Football | guardian.co.uk


Strange one that ?