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title: "Lille turn down £12m offer from Palace for midfielder"
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author: "Tav Sanassee"
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published: "2017-01-27T12:50:24Z"
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# Lille turn down £12m offer from Palace for midfielder

Crystal Palace have seen a £12m bid for Ibrahim Amadou rejected by French club Lille as Sam Allardyce is forced to continue his search for a defensive midfielder.

The 23-year-old has also told **L’Équipe** that he aims to finish the season in France, after a number of rumours throughout the transfer window linking him with a move to England or another club in Europe.

Speaking to the French newspaper, he said: *“I will finish the season. And continue the adventure. I have a contract until 2019. I am not hiding either that my dream is to play abroad. We will see what happens in the years to come.”*

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Contract talks have opened with Lille and Amadou, with the midfielder’s contract expiring in 2019. Sam Allardyce decided to put a bid in for the Cameron international, after seeing a deal for Olympiakos midfielder Luka Milivojevic collapse on Thursday.

Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of full-back Patrick Van Aanholt from Sunderland who is undergoing a medical at the club today.