Crystal Palace have had a busy week and it could be about to get even more chaotic with Jordan Ayew potentially heading for an exit.
This follows Joachim Andersen’s move to Fulham which is all but done after a £30m deal was agreed on Tuesday night.
The Dane underwent his medical on Wednesday and leaves Crystal Palace short a defender.
Due to this, Dougie Freedman is already deep into negotiations to add two more to the ranks.
Maxence Lacroix of Wolfsburg has been subject to a £14m bid, while Benfica’s Tomas Araujo has been targeted with a £25m bid which was rejected.
Now, there could be further movement, with Jordan Ayew the name being discussed.
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How Jordan Ayew is feeling about Leicester City move
The possible exit of Ayew has been quietly bubbling for weeks, and now Leicester City are closing in on securing a deal.
According to Alan Nixon on his Patreon, Ayew will see Crystal Palace paid around £6m plus extras – a fee which is more than acceptable for a player whose role will be diminished this campaign.
He also added that Ayew fancies the move, despite interest from Saudi Arabia and if he joins the Foxes, he’ll be a starting player.
Steve Cooper will slot him straight into his side the report concludes, something we cannot begrudge Ayew for wanting as he will not get as many minutes under Oliver Glasner.
What should Crystal Palace do with the Ayew fee?
If Ayew is sold, it will not be that the Eagles need to go out and spend tens of millions to replace him as he is a squad player at the most.
That being said it could be a handy extra bit of cash to add to the budget and possibly go towards signing a big-money player like Scott McTominay who was linked earlier this week.
Alternatively, it could be used to go out and sign a teenager with high potential.
This is probably the move we would like Palace to make considering it has worked well so many times before.
