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title: "Crystal Palace linked with Exeter City loanee O’Shea"
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author: "Thomas Manley"
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published: "2019-04-29T15:30:07Z"
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# Crystal Palace linked with Exeter City loanee O’Shea

The on-loan Exeter City defender Dara O’Shea has been attracting the interest from Premier League clubs Bournemouth and Crystal Palace.

The 20-year-old has enjoyed a good loan spell down in the west country at Exeter and as a result earned a Republic of Ireland under-21 call up last month.

[According to Devon Live,](https://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/transfer-news/crystal-palace-bournemouth-premier-league-2810580) Crystal Palace have been interested in signing the defender this summer, but parent club West Brom will be thinking twice about letting the youngster go.

![Naomi Baker/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2019/04/1024855942.jpg)

He has strengthened the Grecians backline this season and has been a key figure in helping the club fight for a play-off position.

Exeter currently sit seventh in the league table, two points clear of eight place with just one fixture left to play. The club are in a good position heading in to the final day and their defence has been solid throughout the season so far.

[![Dan Mullan/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2019/04/1016731606.jpg)](https://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/transfer-news/crystal-palace-bournemouth-premier-league-2810580)

[The League two side’s manager Matt Taylor spoke to Devon Live](https://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/transfer-news/crystal-palace-bournemouth-premier-league-2810580)back in March about the youngster, in the interview he stated:

> He’s still a young defender learning his game and we feel we have played a part in his development and I think that’s a fair comment to say in terms of what we have done at our club with Dara and long may his development continue because he is going to be a very good player.

O’Shea has impressed the Exeter boss and hails the youngster for being an ‘old school centre half’, he continued:

![Dan Mullan/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2019/04/1016744332.jpg)

> He’s not been perfect in terms if his play, he’s made mistakes, but young players do make mistakes. He has an appetite for learning, an appetite for the game and he’s a bit of an old school centre half which, at times, we have lacked at times this season in terms of going to win the first contact and attacking the ball- plus he’s mobile.

A win for Exeter on Saturday will ensure their place in the play-off’s with the chance of playing League One football next season high on the club’s wish list.