Crystal Palace have signed former West Bromwich Albion winger Jerome Thomas on a two-year contract, the newly-promoted Premier League club said on Wednesday.
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The 30-year-old ex-Arsenal and Charlton Athletic player left West Brom as a free agent after four seasons at The Hawthorns and has joined his new team at a training camp in Portugal.
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Thomas joined West Brom on a free transfer and played more than 100 games for the Midlands club, becoming a key part of the side that won promotion to the Premier League in May 2010.
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"It was a case of me being on a free and weighing up my options. I wanted to stay at the top level, which is obviously the Premier League," he told Palace's website (www.cpfc.co.uk), adding that manager Ian Holloway had persuaded him to join the club.
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"Ollie's the main factor but obviously there's a lot of talent here and him and the chairman are planning on bringing in more. It shows what their goals are and I'm definitely looking forward to it," said Thomas.