Crystal Palace prepare audacious £50m transfer bid to lure Jarrod Bowen back to Premier League amid West Ham nightmare

CRYSTAL PALACE are preparing to launch an audacious £50million bid to lure Jarrod Bowen back to the Premier League. The West Ham skipper, 29, pledged to stay at the club this season despite relegation to the Championship – and signed a new contract. Jarrod Bowen is wanted by Crystal Palace Credit: Alamy The winger chose to stay with West Ham after their relegation Credit: Getty But that is not putting off Palace, who are preparing to sell current right winger Ismaila Sarr. The Hammers’ financial woes are no secret – and selling their captain would go a long way towards easing that pressure. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! It would also boost Bowen’s chances of breaking back into the England squad after being overlooked for the World Cup. Palace, 2-0 opening weekend losers at Everton, want Bowen to replace Sarr, who is keen to leave for Galatasaray. The Turkish giants are hopeful a £34m switch can be concluded next week. Senegal winger Sarr, 28, wants Champions League football – and was left out of the Everton game by new Eagles boss Pierre Sage. Sarr scored 21 goals for Palace last season, helping them win the Conference League. Bowen managed only 11 in all competitions for West Ham, who went down on the last day of the season. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS His departure would spark a huge fan backlash however as Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are winless in the Championship so far. Taty Castellanos missed a stoppage-time penalty in yesterday’s 2-1 home defeat to Charlton, with supporters puzzled as to why Bowen did not take it. Palace were frontrunners to sign Bowen from Hull in January 2020 – but it was West Ham who ended up paying £22m for him that month. The Eagles will be looking to bounce back from their season-opening defeat to Everton when they face Manchester City on Friday. Comment now