Coca-Cola Divisions: Starlet to sign new deal

Crystal Palace boss Iain Dowie has revealed that Wayne Routledge is poised to end weeks of speculation by signing a new contract.

The starlet - who turns 20 on Friday - has settled quickly to life in the top-flight and has caught the eye with a series of impressive displays this term.

His form has alerted Palace's Premiership rivals with Tottenham and Liverpool both monitoring his progress.

Indeed, Spurs had a bid for the England Under-21 international rejected last summer, but Dowie is now hoping to head off their interest by tying the diminutive winger to a new deal that will treble his current wages.

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more good news for Palace as it looks like Andy Johnson is going to stay too. this routledge guy is supposed to look really promising, and they need there best players to stay. and it looking like they will