Due to the survival in the English Premier League, the London team "Crystal Palace" received a solid reinforcement - 26-year-old left-back defender Patrick van Aanholt was acquired from "Sunderland". A member of the Netherlands national team, who was purchased from London's "Chelsea" by "Sunderland" in 2014, cost "Crystal Palace" 12 million pounds sterling. The player himself signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with "Crystal Palace". He is the second "big" purchase of the London team this winter. In mid-January, "Crystal Palace" attracted "Leicester" defender Jeffrey Schlupp for 12 million pounds sterling. P. van Aanholt was lured to "Crystal Palace" by the head coach Sam Allardyce, who worked with the Dutchman at "Sunderland" since his arrival. The defender played 21 matches in the Premier League this season, scoring three goals and providing one assist.
