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title: "Sanson to stay at Marseille – but Palace don’t need him"
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author: "Alex Turk"
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published: "2019-08-08T09:30:11Z"
modified: "2019-08-08T09:30:12Z"
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# Sanson to stay at Marseille – but Palace don’t need him

Crystal Palace fans expecting a third midfield arrival in two days, look away now… because Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson seems set on remaining at the Ligue 1 club this season.

Marseille were said to have rejected an offer from Palace last week because the fee was too low, and now La Provence, as cited by [Sport Witness](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2019/crystal-palace-had-a-bid-turned-down-for-morgan-sanson/), claim Sanson won’t force a departure.

The clock is well and truly ticking for English clubs to complete transfer dealings with less than seven hours left of the summer window, but the 24-year-old won’t be arriving at Selhurst Park.

### Read Crystal Palace’s verdict

Although it may come as a disappointment that a player of Sanson’s European pedigree won’t be a Palace player this season, the recent arrivals of Victor Camarasa and James McCarthy have boosted Roy Hodgson’s options.

If Hodgson is to stick with his typical 4-4-2 system, captain Luka Milivojevic, Cheikhou Kouyate, James McArthur and Jairo Riedewald can cover defensively, with Max Meyer and McCarthy utilised in a more advanced role.

Camarasa would also be a more advanced central player, but whispers suggest he could be played in a wider role this season, with Wilfried Zaha pushing for a move away.

If anything, the Eagles’ midfield is their strongest area going into the new campaign and missing out on Sanson really isn’t the end of the world.