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title: "Crystal Palace make €12m bid for defender"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2017-01-31T10:40:01Z"
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# Crystal Palace make €12m bid for defender

Crystal Palace have made a €12m bid for Anderlecht defender Kara Mbodji, according to a report from Belgian outlet [HLN](https://www.hln.be/hln/nl/923/Sport/article/detail/3068292/2017/01/31/Zeg-dat-eens-in-mijn-gezicht-als-je-de-ballen-ervoor-hebt-Kara-is-woest-en-gaat-in-de-clinch-met-Anderlechtfan.dhtml).

However, that bid has apparently been rejected by the Belgian side with indications suggesting that they are looking for bids of around €15m before they consider selling him.

Leicester City and Southampton have been linked with moves for the 27-year-old too, so if Palace do want him, they’ll have to stump up the extra cash and hope to beat their two fellow Premier League sides to his signature.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2017/01/450103619.jpg)

The Senegalese defender has been linked with a move to Leicester for a few weeks, but their bid of around €11m was rejected earlier in the week. Palace outbid the Premier League champions but did not meet Anderlecht’s valuation.

The player is apparently very interested in a move to England, but he won’t get his wish if playing in the Premier League until a team stumps up the €15m that Anderlecht want/