Crystal Palace have enquired after Sporting Lisbon’s £40million-rated defender Ousmane Diomande and have held optimistic talks over a brand new contract for striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Palace face competitors for Diomande, 21, who could be considered as a alternative for Marc Guehi.
In the meantime, Mateta, who has attracted consideration from Manchester United, Aston Villa and Marseille, has held optimistic discussions over staying at Selhurst Park.
Palace anticipate presents will come from Newcastle and Chelsea for Guehi.
The Magpies made a plethora of failed bids for the England worldwide final summer season, whom Palace demanded £70m for.
Other than Guehi, Chelsea stay eager on quite a lot of defensive choices, together with Jorrel Hato of Ajax.
Crystal Palace have enquired about Sporting CP’s £40m-rated defender Ousmane Diomande
The Eagles are excited by Diomande as a possible Marc Guehi alternative, who has attracted from Chelsea and Newcastle
Palace have additionally held optimistic discussions over Jean-Philippe Mateta – who has been linked with Manchester United – staying at Selhurst Park
The extremely rated centre again made his senior debut at simply 16 years previous and have become an undisputed starter for the Eredivisie aspect final season.
Now 19, Hato has been appointed as certainly one of Ajax’s vice-captains, and was named Eredivisie Expertise of the 12 months in 2024-25.
In the meantime, Napoli are monitoring Trevoh Chalobah’s scenario. The centre again has been at Chelsea for the reason that age of eight, however his place at Stamford Bridge has come beneath heavy hypothesis over the previous yr.
Chalobah joined Palace on a season-long mortgage final August, however was recalled in January as a consequence of Enzo Maresca’s defensive damage disaster.
