Crystal Palace are set to battle it out with Wolves and Sheffield United to land Olympiacos centre-back Pape Cisse.
According to Greek outlet SDNA, all three clubs are keen on signing the defender ahead of next season.
The report also claims that Olympiacos will demand a fee of at least €20m for Cisse as the Premier League sides prepare to pursue him.
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There is little data regarding his performances for Olympiacos this season, aside from his two appearances in the Europa League. In Europe, he has averaged an impressive WhoScored rating of 7.37, which included one standout display earning him a rating of 8.25 against Arsenal.
Whilst this is little to go off, it does suggest that he could have the potential to perform to a decent level in the Premier League. If he is able to produce excellent performances against Arsenal in Europe, he could be a decent addition to Palace’s squad.
He is also 24 and that could help the issue regarding Palace’s ageing centre-backs. All five centre-backs who have played for Palace this season are 29 or older, with Martin Kelly the only under the age of 30, and adding the Senegal international to the group could solve that issue.
If Palace ignored that and did not sign a younger defender, then they could face the prospect of losing all of them – due to retirement or regression – at the same time as they hit their late 30s.
