May 22 2006

Andy Johnson

Palace have rejected an £8 million bid from Bolton Wanderers for Andrew Johnson.

Bolton have bid the highest for the highly rated forward so far, with Wigan and Everton believed to be interested in the star too.

Johnson is currently training with the England squad after being named on the stand-by list for the World Cup in Germany.

Simon Jordan appears to be prepared to sell Johnson but only if a club meets his valuation of the player.

The former Birmingham player has had a frustrating season during the past campaign with injuries limiting his outings but did manage to score 15 league goals.