Oh well. Hopefully we can console ourselves with our second choice, France international striker Bafetimbe Gomis. It will be tough to get over this crushing disappointment with only £20m to spend.
"Alan Pardew could turn to Darren Bent to fill Crystal Palace's striker void if the Eagles cannot complete a deal for Swansea's Bafetimbi Gomis."
1. Concrete evidence if I've ever seen it :moo:
2. Bent is ****ing awful
3. Could we be getting Bafetimbi Gomis? :clap:
Perhaps we should also be...
Absolutely no evidence that Palace are or ever have been interested in Bent other than a couple of throwaway articles in untrustworthy papers. Palace fans don't and haven't ever wanted him. The idea of Palace wanting him is based entirely on his agent touting him around.
Humiliating? Errr...
Yes, very much so. He's a striker with a dozen caps for the French national team. Our best striking options at the moment are Gayle and Campbell, Gomis would offer something completely different; he's a goalscorer with a physical presence.
The reason he hasn't played for Swansea is because...