Frank de Boer may have been handed a boost in his attempt to sign Ajax defender Kenny Tete for Crystal Palace.

The 21-year-old right-back was linked with a move to Selhurst almost immediately after De Boer was named manager last week, along with team-mate and defensive partner Joel Veltman.

The Eagles boss has pinpointed defence as a key are to improve and sees Veltman and Tete as priorities, and now it looks like he might be getting the latter.

Voetbal International has revealed that Tete will not be joining up with the rest of the Ajax squad for a training camp to Austria, paving the way for him to leave the club.

Tete has a year left on his contract so is expected to be available for a cut-down price. Ajax did accept an offer of just £3m for him from Galatasaray but the defender decided against moving to Turkey.

Now it's Palace who appear front-runners to sign him, although they also reportedly face competition from Lyon.

Tete made 23 appearances in all competitions for club and country last season as they got to the Europa League final before losing to Manchester United.