Palace would want ‘king’s ransom’ for Johnson’

CRYSTAL PALACE manager Iain Dowie claims it would take a king’s ransom to prise star striker Andy Johnson away from Selhurst Park.

Johnson took his tally to seven Barclays Premiership goals with a brace against West Brom on Saturday, and only Arsenal’s Thierry Henry tops him in the goalscoring charts.

Dowie fears the Premiership’s richer clubs are beginning to sit up and take notice, but claims selling the 23-year-old would be like selling the crown jewels.