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title: "Palace have £10m bid rejected for Spanish midfielder"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Crystal Palace Transfer News"
published: "2017-01-18T12:33:29Z"
modified: "2017-01-18T12:34:54Z"
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# Palace have £10m bid rejected for Spanish midfielder

Crystal Palace have had a £10 million bid rejected for Spanish and Sevilla midfielder Vicente Iborra.

According to the [London Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-set-sights-on-montpellier-defender-william-remy-as-sam-allardyce-looks-to-strengthen-a3443396.html), Allardyce has targeted the midfielder, but the Spaniard is considered ‘a major part’ of the Sevilla midfield.

Iborra had been linked with a summer exit from Sevilla, fellow Premier League strugglers Sunderland were interested in signing the player.

The two clubs had agreed a £7 million deal but the move fell through after they failed to agree on personal terms.

![Alex Caparros/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2017/01/591593270.jpg)

The 29-year-old has been at Sevilla since 2013 and the club are enjoying a strong campaign, sitting second in the La Liga table.

With Sevilla only point behind leaders Real Madrid, Allardyce may find it hard to swap a title bid for a relegation fight in England. Sunderland currently sit 17th in the Premier League, level on points with Hull in the relegation zone.

The club recently ended Madrid’s 40-game unbeaten run with a dramatic 2-1 win.