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title: "Palace willing to let four first-team players leave in January"
canonical: "https://readcrystalpalace.com/2016/12/19/palace-willing-let-four-first-team-players-leave-january/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2016-12-19T12:27:54Z"
modified: "2016-12-19T12:27:54Z"
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# Palace willing to let four first-team players leave in January

Crystal Palace are willing to let midfielder Mathieu Flamini, who only joined the club in the summer following his release by Arsenal, leave in January, according to a report by Darren Witcoop of The [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/crystal-palace-midfielder-mathieu-flamini-9481364).

The report suggests that Marseille, the club who Flamini left to join Arsenal back in 2004, want to sign him to bolster their midfield options and that the player himself would like a return to France after 12 years of playing in England and Italy.

![Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2016/12/629848340.jpg)

The 32-year-old joined the Eagles on a 12-month deal back in September but has hardly featured with Alan Pardew clearly favouring other options and it looks like Palace will be willing to let him go for a minimal fee, or possibly even for free, when the winter window opens.

Flaming is just one of the players Pardew is willing to sell for the right price in January with Jordon Mutch, Lee Chung-yong and Bakary Sako all available for any interested parties.