The Crystal Palace manager hails his winger's contribution against Liverpool but also notes that he is a long way from being "the finished product" and would need work
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew believes that big teams could be sniffing around Yannick Bolasie this summer but warns that the "scary" winger is far from the complete article.
The 25-year-old was impressive in Saturday's 3-1 win against Liverpool, as Palace spoiled Steven Gerrard's Anfield farewell.
Bolasie was a threat throughout and laid on the visitors' second goal for Wilfried Zaha but Pardew offered a qualified assessment of his talents despite his exploits even bringing the home crowd to their feet when he was substituted.
"He showed where he is in his world," the Eagles boss remarked to reporters.
"This is a man with fantastic power, pace and he's a real dangerous threat ... and yet the final moment didn't arrive for him until the second goal, really.
"He had chances, he should have scored for us - that's where he needs to go.
"He's just scary, he's got that scare-factor. It was nice of the Liverpool fans to clap him off when he got subbed.
"He was on show, everybody could see what he was about, but he's not the finished product by any stretch of the imagination - and he's 25, not 21.
"He's a guy that the top clubs could well be looking at but he needs to get that end product sorted out. If he can get that sorted out then the world of football will look at him."
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