Crystal Palace signed goalkeeper Dean Henderson from Manchester United late within the switch window for roughly £20m plus add-ons.
Nonetheless the signing might have turn out to be extra of a headache for supervisor Roy Hodgson.
Sam Johnstone has up to now been rock stable in between the publish for Palace, which is why Henderson might not be assured a spot within the beginning XI regardless of the payment Palace paid for him.
Earlier than the sport in opposition to Wolves this previous weekend, Roy Hodgson admitted that he now has two prime class goalkeepers.
And it was Sam Johnstone who began in opposition to Wolves with Henderson on the bench.
Switch Insider Dean Jones has now claimed that Henderson must struggle for a spot within the beginning XI.
He advised GiveMeSport:
“I don’t suppose [Henderson] will win the battle quickly. I feel that from every thing I perceive at Crystal Palace, he has to correctly struggle Johnstone for this primary shirt.
“I’m undecided Roy Hodgson significantly likes the concept of getting a full-on goalkeeper battle for a whole season.
“He likes to have a tried and examined system, significantly defensively, so that everyone understands their roles and one another.
“I don’t actually understand how that is going to play out when it comes to having two goalkeepers that basically wish to be taking part in week in, week out going up in opposition to one another.
“However from every thing I perceive, for the foreseeable future, Johnstone goes to be the man beginning.”
Henderson spent final season on mortgage at Nottingham Forest however an harm reduce quick his season.
Henderson should have been hoping to exchange David De Gea who left the membership on free.
However a lot to his disappointment, United signed Onana from Inter Milan to exchange him.