August 31 2013

Ian Holloway

Crystal Palace have completed the signings of defender Jack Hunt and winger Jimmy Kebe.

Kebe, 29, joins from Reading where he spent six years and is believed to have signed a three-year deal with the Eagles.

He tweeted: "Delighted to sign for Crystal Palace. Great club with passionate supporters and big ambition...come on Eagles !!!!

"I'd like to thank all the reading fans for your support...it's been a great 6 years, will miss you guys !! Hopefully u get promoted."

Right-back Hunt, 22, has inked a four-year contract after making a £2million switch from Huddersfield.

He tweeted: "'Absolutely delighted to have signed for Crystal Palace. new challenge in my life and can't wait to get started!!"

Palace manager Ian Holloway is thrilled with his new additions and has promised to bring in more before the transfer deadline.

He said: "Hunt is a tenacious, tackling right-back. Currently at the moment I’ve only got Wardy, who is playing really well so he will put pressure on him to fight for that position.

"He is a young lad who I think will get better. I want to work with him defensively but he is wonderful at going forward and crossing.

"Jimmy Kebe is a more experienced wideman and at the moment I’ve lost Jerome Thomas, who hasn’t been fit yet, and Bolasie so he is going to give competition for those wide areas.

"It takes a really big squad in this division to have a chance so hopefully we can sign four, maybe even five by Monday.

"It will take some doing but we are going to have a go and hopefully then I can try and galvanise this lot into a group that really wants to do something."