Bringing in midfielders is something Sam Allardyce wants to do before tonight’s 11PM transfer deadline but it seems he won’t be successful in signing Gelson Fernandes.
Twitter: Crystal Palace hat versucht, Gelson Fernandes zu verpflichten! Der Premier-League-Klub versuchte ihn zu holen, aber Rennes lehnt ab #cpfc (@AndreasBoeni)
According to Blick, Stade Rennais have rejected an approach from Palace to sign Fernandes this month.
The 30-year-old midfielder does have Premier League experience under his belt. In 2007, Manchester City signed the Swiss international in a £4.7m deal from FC Sion where he spent two years with the club before Saint Etienne signed him in a £3m deal just two years later.
Fernandes failed to settle with the Ligue 1 club, leaving them on loan deals to Chievo Verona, Leicester ad Udinese before finally leaving on a free transfer to join Sporting Lisbon in July 2012.
He’s spent the last two-and-a-half-years with Rennes back in France but it appears he won’t be making a return to English football following Palace’s rejected approach for his services.
