Crystal Palace on the brink of signing Joachim Andersen in a £23m move from Lyon as Patrick Vieira ramps up his Selhurst Park rebuild with the defender who spent last season on loan with Fulham
- Crystal Palace are edging closer to a £23million deal for Joachim Andersen
- The Lyon defender spent the 2020-2021 campaign on loan with Fulham
- The Eageles remain in talks with former Liverpool loanee Ozan Kabak
- Palace have lost several first-team stars this summer including Gary Cahill
Crystal Palace are closing on a £23million deal for Lyon defender Joachim Andersen and remain in talks over Schalke’s Ozan Kabak.
Palace are hopeful of signing Denmark international Andersen, 25, this week on a five year deal for £18.5m plus add-ons.
The centre-back was on loan at Fulham last season. Palace have already signed Marc Guehi from Chelsea but have lost Gary Cahill, Scott Dann and Mamadou Sakho from last year’s squad.
Crystal Palace are reportedly closing in on a £23million deal to sign Lyon defender Joachim Andersen (left) as Patrick Vieira (right) looks to rebuild his squad
Kabak, who was on loan at Liverpool, could cost around £12m.
Andersen, who was part of the Denmark side to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2020, made 31 appearances in the Premier League last season.
He took the captain’s armband at Craven Cottage after only four games and was one of the club’s standout performers, helping them keep nine clean sheets.
The centre back returned to Lyon following his loan with Fulham during the 2020-2021 season
The defender joined Lyon in the summer of 2019 and made 32 appearances in his first season before being loaned to Fulham.
Palace are in the process of rebuilding under Vieira, who was appointed as the club’s new manager earlier this month.
Andersen would be the latest impressive addition after the Eagles saw several first-team stars depart at the end of the season.
Andros Townsend joined Everton on a free transfer while defenders Cahill and Patrick van Aanholt have both left after failing to agree new deals.
Cahill is without a club but Van Aanholt has signed for Galatasary.
Palace saw defenders Patrick van Aanholt and Gary Cahill depart after their contracts expired
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