Crystal palace ready to pay Stunning £8.5 million for Dwight Gayle

The Premier League new-boys have agreed a £6m deal for the former carpenter — who was playing for Bishop’s Stortford in Conference North 14 months ago.

Yet Palace — set to hand Gayle £18,000 a week — could pay Posh a further £2.5m in add-ons depending on his success.

Gayle, 22, joined Peterborough from Dagenham for £400,000 in January following a successful loan spell at the end of last year.

He impressed with seven goals in nine games during that period, then added six more after joining on a permanent basis.