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Crystal Palace are still spinning plates at the club’s office in Soho, with talks having taken place with up to seven potential new arrivals and decisions to be made over which three, most likely, are to be finalised. Finances are tight, largely due to the club’s onerous wage bill and with no high earners expected to leave, but the priority remains striking a deal with Liverpool for Mamadou Sakho. There is still hope that move can be concluded. However, if they cannot reach a compromise then progress has also been made on Eliaquim Mangala, with an initial fee of £18m agreed with Manchester City for the Frenchman.

The Turkey forward Cenk Tosun apppears the likeliest of the forwards under consideration to be signed, with the player due to join from Besiktas, which would see interest in Everton’s Oumar Niasse dropped despite talks with the player today. The sporting director, Dougie Freedman, is also seeking to offload squad players, either on permanent on loan deals, to free up funds for arrivals. Jonathan Williams could go to Sunderland, while Jordon Mutch and Chung-yong Lee could also move to Championship clubs.