"Heechan, get out of here." Larsen leaves Wolverhampton and transfers to C. Palace... "It's one league goal, but the transfer fee is 95.3 billion won."

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Hwang Hee-chan (30), Wolverhampton's teammate Jergen Stran Larsen (25) wore a Crystal Palace uniform.

Palace officially announced on the club's website on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time) that "we have recruited Norwegian national striker Larsen from Wolverhampton." The contract period is 4 years and 6 months and the uniform number is 22.

Larsen said, "I've wanted to play for Palace for a long time," adding, "I'll do my best to revitalize the team and score a lot of points."

According to local media, the transfer fee paid by Palace amounts to 48 million pounds (about 95.3 billion won). This is the largest amount spent on recruiting a single player in Palace's history. It is a "big bet" that reflects Palace's strong will to remain or take a mid-range leap, which is currently ranked 15th in the EPL.

Larsen, who boasts an overwhelming 193-cm physical, is well known as Hwang Hee-chan's teammate to domestic fans. In one and a half seasons at Wolverhampton, he scored 20 goals in 65 official games. In particular, he made a soft landing on the English stage last season, scoring 14 goals in the league alone. This season he scored just one league goal amid his team's overall slump, but Palace have made a bold investment by appreciating his height and sense of scoring.

At the end of the transfer window, there was also a dramatic twist. Palace initially planned to send their main striker Mateta to AC Milan at the same time as they signed Larsen. In fact, it was a "batten touch." However, Mateta's trip to AC Milan was canceled in a surprise move after a knee injury was found during a medical test.

In the end, Palace unintentionally had two outstanding target-type strikers at the same time: the existing main gun Mateta and freshman Larsen. Everton's signing of winger Dwight McNeil on loan was scuppered due to delays in paperwork, but the frontline weight has certainly been added.

Wolverhampton have completely lost their survival momentum, falling to the bottom of the current 20 EPL clubs. There is still a remaining schedule, but the relegation seems to be a fact in the region. Larsen's transfer is the decisive evidence. Larsen was motivated to continue playing in the EPL by moving to Palace from a relegation team.

Larsen is expected to make his Palace debut through an away game in the 25th round of the EPL against Brighton on the 8th.

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