Crystal Palace have sold their £22.5 million instalment due next summer to Australian bank Macquarie bank, meaning that they will take the cash upfront to spend in January.
United paid in instalments for the defender over the summer, but Palace have obviously wanted to get the cash earlier so that they can buy some talent over the winter.
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Palace have reportedly looking to sign a replacement for Wan-Bissaka and also a striker in the January window, and this money could certainly help there.
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This has become a common practice in the league now, with several teams such as Bournemouth choosing to take instalments upfront.
This surely means that the Eagles will be looking to at least fill one of their needs this January, with reported interest in several strikers and defenders.
