July 18 2013

Jose Campana

Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Spanish midfielder Jose Campana.

Subject to Premier League and FA clearance, Campana joins from Sevilla for an undisclosed fee believed to be £1.75m and has penned a four-year contract.

He only played five times last season due to a foot injury but recovered to skipper Spain at the Under-20 World Cup.

Speaking to the club's Palace Player service, Campana said: "I'm delighted to become a Crystal Palace player. Over the last two years, I've had some problems with my hometown club, but I'm really excited to play in the Premier League.

"What I like to think are my best qualities are to keep the ball and to have good distribution. I have always been a typical Spanish midfielder and I like to move forward and score goals

"I scored a lot of goals when I was in the academy at Sevilla. That's what I want, but especially to keep the ball and to organise the team."

Palace manager Ian Holloway added: "I think he's a fantastic player, his maturity is unbelievable, and the way he plays the game is the way I believe it should be played. He's going to be a great star of the future and the present."