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Pape Souare is an inspiration for me, says Crystal Palace’s Wickham

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The 24-year-old says the Senegal’s international recovery from a horrific car crash has served as motivation on his own road to recovery

Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham has revealed that the recovery of teammate Pape Souare served as an inspiration to him.

The English striker suffered a cruciate knee ligament tear in November 2016 which has kept him out of action for the past 11 months.

And the former Sunderland striker, closing in on a return from the injury, said the recovery of Souare - who broke his jaw and thighbone in a nasty car accident last December - has helped him through his difficult time in rehab.