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CELTIC could land Crystal Palace outcast Jordon Mutch for a cut-price £2.5 million.

The 24-year-old is on his way out of Selhurst Park and will be sold in January if the Londoners can find a buyer.

Mutch cost Palace £4.75 million less than two years ago when they signed him from QPR.

However, he has played just eight minutes in the English Premier League this term and the Eagles will be willing to do business in the mid-season transfer window.

Mutch’s current wages of around £35,000 per week would need assessed by Parkhead chiefs, but Mutch will be allowed to go by boss Alan Pardew for a half-decent fee to free-up wages for his own January dealings.

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Parkhead manager Brendan Rodgers has a host of midfielders on his radar and Aston Villa are also on the trail of the player, who was recalled to the squad and an unused sub during his side’s 2-1 weekend loss to Manchester City.

Mutch started his senior career at Birminghgam City and, after loan spells at Hereford United, Doncaster Rovers and Watford, really hit the heights when reunited with old Vicarage Road gaffer Malky Mackay.

The player enjoyed a fine two seasons in Wales and performed in the top-flight before QPR splashed out £6 million just over two years ago.

Mutch lasted just months at Loftus Road before going to Palace, but Pardew has frozen him out of the squad for the majority of this term and he can leave along with the likes of sidelined striker Fraizer Campbell.