hiː ðˈɛn kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɐ mˈuːv tə kɹˈɪstəl pˈælɪs æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, fɚɹə fˈiː bᵻlˈiːvd tə bˈiː "ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv pˈaʊnd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ".
He then completed a move to Crystal Palace at the end of December 2001, for a fee believed to be "in the region of £100,000".