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title: "Crystal Palace consider £8m move for Jose Fonte"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Rebecca Hawksworth"
section: "Crystal Palace Transfer News"
published: "2017-08-28T10:05:28Z"
modified: "2017-08-28T10:11:46Z"
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# Crystal Palace consider £8m move for Jose Fonte

Crystal Palace are eyeing up an £8million deal for West Ham defender Jose Fonte, according to Dean Jones of Bleacher Report.

> Twitter: Crystal Palace are looking into an £8m deal for West Ham’s Jose Fonte (@DeanJonesBR)

Fonte joined West Ham from Southamptopn in January, but The Hammers are said to be willing to move him on after a tough couple of months in London for the Portuguese international.

Fonte has started just one [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) game so far this season – West Ham’s 3-2 defeat to his former club [Southampton](https://readsouthampton.com/), in which he gave away a penalty.

![Ian Walton/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2017/08/802759308.jpg)

Frank De Boer is keen to add to his Palace defence this week before the summer transfer window closes.

Fonte, who spent three seasons at Crystal Palace from 2007 to 2010, failed to make West Ham’s starting 11 against [Newcastle United](https://readnewcastle.com/) at the weekend which has alerted Palace to his possible availability.

Palace have lost all three of their opening [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) games, conceding six goals. The South Londoners are also yet to score this campaign.