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Crystal Palace will offer Andros Townsend an immediate return to the Premier League with an £8million move for the Newcastle winger, writes Tom Hopkinson in the Sunday People.

That is the figure of the release clause written into his St James’ Park contract, which Palace boss Alan Pardew is keen to trigger.

Townsend has had a disappointing couple of weeks, first with the Toon’s relegation from the Premier League and then failing to make Roy Hodgson’s Euro 2016 squad after being included in the provisional 26.

But Palace are now set to give the 24-year-old a lift by offering him a ticket back to London and the chance to play top-flight football again next season.

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Townsend cost Newcastle £12million in January after falling out of favour with Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino.

He impressed towards the end of the season under Rafa Benitez but Newcastle were still relegated to the Championship.

Townsend’s performances for the Toon were enough to put him in the running for the European Championship but in the end he and Danny Drinkwater missed out.

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