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CRYSTAL PALACE TARGET WHO FOREST OFFERED £100,000-A-WEEK NAMED MOTM IN UCL

According to The Athletic, Crystal Palace are interested in a January deal for Eintracht Frankfurt maestro and Nottingham Forest target Djibril Sow. The Switzerland international was the subject of a bid from Nottingham Forest over the summer, with Blick even claiming that the Premier League newcomers offered him a contract worth £100,000-a-week. Sow eventually stayed in Frankfurt as he wanted to play Champions League football with the Europa League winners, and he is now starring in the competition.

On Wednesday night, the 25-year-old shone for Eintracht Frankfurt as the Bundesliga side held Tottenham to a 0-0 draw in matchday three of the Champions League. Sow earned himself the WhoScored Man of the Match award following a superb display, in which he was an effective presence both defensively as well as going forward. The Swiss midfielder registered four key passes against Spurs – more than any other player on the pitch – including a golden chance for Ansgar Knauff. Continue reading

CRYSTAL PALACE REPORTEDLY MONITORING GONCALO RAMOS THIS SUMMER

Crystal Palace are reportedly among the clubs ‘monitoring’ Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos this summer, according to 90min. A product of the famed academy system at Benfica, Ramos scored an incredible 27 times and registered another nine assists in 55 outings for the youth sides at the Portuguese giants. The 21-year-old frontman transformed that prolific form onto the international scene too, bagging 24 goals in 44 outings across various age groups for Portugal and was also the top scorer in the 2018/19 Under 19 European Championships.

Having previously attracted interest from Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, now it appears as though the Eagles are also eyeing Ramos ahead of a potential swoop. As per 90min, Crystal Palace, Everton, Leeds, West Ham and Wolves are all believed to be ‘monitoring’ the 18-cap Under 21 starlet, whilst Paris Saint-Germain are also ‘keen’. It’s claimed that Newcastle and Nottingham Forest have both ‘held talks’ regarding Ramos as Benfica look for offers in the region of £30million in order to sell their prodigy. Continue reading

PALACE FAVOURITES TO RE-SIGN WAN-BISSAKA

South London team Crystal Palace are in pole position to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka according to the report from media portal 90Min. It was stated that Crystal Palace want the Englishman to return to Selhurst Park three years after he left the club to sign for Manchester United in a big-money transfer. The Red Devils paid around £50m to sign the right-back from Palace in the summer of 2019. Wan-Bissaka made a bright start to his Manchester United career following his move from the Eagles, but he was unable to build on it. He was a regular in the Manchester United XI in his first two seasons before he lost his place to Portuguese star Diogo Dalot during the just concluded season.

The aforementioned media outlet said Crystal Palace are in pole position to re-sign Wan-Bissaka with the player nearing an exit from the Old Trafford outfit. It has been confirmed that the right-back could leave Manchester United on loan this summer after falling out of favour. Continue reading

PALACE HANDED KOUYATE BOOST FOR CHELSEA

Crystal Palace have been handed a major boost ahead of their London Derby clash with Chelsea this weekend following the return of Senegalese midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate to first-team training. The Eagles will play hosts to Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend hoping to avenge their 3-0 defeat in the reverse fixture on the opening weekend of this season.

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Kouyate has returned to Crystal Palace after representing his country at the recently concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. He helped Senegal to win the AFCON tournament for the first time in their history. The ex-West Ham United star started the final win over Egypt before he was subbed off around the midway point of the second half. Senegal needed penalty shootout to see off Egypt after the two teams failed to score any goal in 120 minutes.
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PALACE EYE WIN AGAINST DEPLETED SAINTS

South Londoners Crystal Palace have their sights set on another Premier League ahead of their home clash with Southampton on Wednesday night.The Eagles ended their three-match losing run in the English top flight with the 3-1 home win over Merseyside giants Everton on Sunday and they can take their winning run to two games with victory over Saints who are depleted at the moment.

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Ahead of their trip to face Palace at Selhurst Park, Southampton have a lot of injury worries and they could be without seven first team players. Two of those seven first team players are their top two goalkeepers namely Alex McCarthy and Fraser Foster. The Saints signed 40-year-old goalkeeper Willy Caballero on a short-term deal until January in the bid to cover up for the injuries to the two goalkeepers. McCarthy sustained a hamstring problem during the recent home league game against Brighton & Hove Albion and he has been ruled out of action until next month, while Foster is expected to make an earlier return than McCarthy. Foster has been struggling with a groin injury, but he’s on course to return to the Saints squad for the Brentford game at the weekend.
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VIEIRA CONFIRMS THAT HE HELD TALKS FOR TOTTENHAM JOB

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Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has confirmed that he actusy held talks with Tottenham Hotspur owner Daniel Levy over the managerial vacancy at the club some weeks ago. Levy asked former Spurs manager José Mourinho to leave the club folliwing a run of poor results and the managerial role was vacant for a couple of days as the search for a new manager was on. There were several managers that held talks with Levy about the job but they kept being told that for one reason or another, they would not be getting the job. Former AS Roma manager Paulo Fonseca was almost assigned as the club’s new manager but due to a disparity in the recruitment structure at the club, the Italian would not get the job in the end.

Before the end of last season, former Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo announced that he would be stepping down from his role as the manager of the club after a number of years at the helm. Santo was a cult hero at Wolves and is famed for the continuous signing of Portuguese players who he transformed into decent players during his time at the club. Santo was also known for his direct way of attacking regardless of whether his team is in front or behind. Continue reading VIEIRA CONFIRMS THAT HE HELD TALKS FOR TOTTENHAM JOB