Jason Puncheon completes loan move to Crystal Palace

Southampton winger Jason Puncheon has been loaned out to Premier League newcomers Crystal Palace for the season.

Reports had recently suggested that the 27-year-old Saints winger was keen on a switch to the Eagles due to personal reasons.


Puncheon will join Crystal Palace managed by Ian Holloway, who was his manager during a loan stint with Blackpool in 2011.

Puncheon told the club's official website : "I know Ollie really well. He was a massive factor in this move. He knows the league. He's done it before and I think he will learn from his time at Blackpool and bring it into the team here.


"I actually played for Crystal Palace as a kid when I was eight. I left and there were a few times in my career that I was due to come back but didn't. Now I'm here that's the main thing.

"I've always as a young kid dreamed of playing at Selhurst Park, so it's a young boy's dream coming true."