Obika joins Eagles on loan

Teenage Tottenham striker Jon Obika has joined Championship club Crystal Palace on a season-long loan while Ipswich's Pablo Counago has also made a temporary move to Selhurst Park.

The 19-year-old follows former Spurs midfielder Edgar Davids in signing a deal with The Eagles on Friday after the ex-Holland international came out of retirement to agree a pay-as-you-play deal.

Obika spent the second half of last season on loan at Millwall and helped the club to promotion to the Championship as he built first-team experience in the Football League.

The forward has also had a temporary stay at Yeovil Town, where he made 35 appearances and scored 11 goals.

Obika has made two first-team appearances for Tottenham, with the outings coming during Spurs' 2008/09 Uefa Cup campaign.

he could of waited untill after stoke game although im sure harry bluffin and most of the team will be ok apart from ones hes resting for weds

its a shame that we dont keep him in our sqaud and bring him on more instead wastin more money on a striker