Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is delighted with their three additions Michy Batshuayi, Nathan Ferguson and Eberechi Eze.

Hodgson expressed his satisfaction with the club's recent transfer business and provided an update on his team's new trio.

"Michy [Batshuayi] is a player we've admired for a long time," he said, before moving on to Eze and Ferguson.

"Eberechi Eze is a very good signing who will be with us for a number of years... Eberechi has the ability and personality. I have no fears about him stepping up… We're convinced we've signed the right player, the right player in terms of his ability and his character."

And on Ferguson, Hodgson said: "We have high hopes for his performance and his contribution when he's fit enough to join us."

While Batshuayi has declared himself fit and played a full 90 minutes for Belgium earlier in the week, Eze was forced to miss England Under-21 matches this week and Ferguson has been working in recent weeks to return to match fitness following a knee injury sustained with West Bromwich Albion.

Hodgson explained: "[Eze] trained with us. He is available for selection in theory. He had an injury and only played 45 minutes [v Charlton Athletic]. He's physically fit but he's not match fit because he hasn't played many games... he's got a week's training behind him. In terms of match minutes, he's low this year.

"[Ferguson] made an appearance on the training field but is suffering from the aftermath from the injury he picked up in December I think with West Bromwich Albion."