Joining Crystal Palace was a ‘no-brainer’, says Schlupp

Jeffrey Schlupp has said the decision to leave defending champions Leicester City for Crystal Palace was a “no-brainer”.

The Ghana international, who came through the youth ranks at the Foxes, left the club on Friday to join Sam Allardyce’s Eagles, and made his debut against West Ham United on Saturday.

Schlupp has opted to trade the King Power Stadium and knockout Champions League action for more first-team football at Selhurst Park.

And the versatile left-sided player, who enjoyed a successful loan spell at Brentford in 2011, has said this was the right moment to make the move to London.

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“I was at Leicester for many years and I think the time was right to move on and take my career onto a different path,” Schlupp said.

“I saw this opportunity come along to play for Crystal Palace and it was a no-brainer.

“Everyone knows how big the club is and you can see it is going places, it has quality players and a manager in Sam Allardyce who is known for doing well in the Premier League so it was an easy decision for me.

“Everyone knows what he is about and is a big name in the game. He has done well at a number of Premier League clubs and I look forward to working with him.”