Crystal Palace provoke PSG 'anger' over deadline day deal: report
Crystal Palace and PSG doing business? There's a great deal of anger from the Parisiens' side over a move
Crystal Palace are at the centre of PSG fury, as Deadline Day drama continues.
The Eagles have enjoyed a relatively successful transfer window, managing to retain Michael Olise despite Chelsea interest and managing to sign Dean Henderson towards the end of the window.
But with just Jean-Philippe Mateta and Odsonne Edouard in attack, Crystal Palace are looking for another striker.
According to The Telegraph, French champions Paris Saint-Germain are seething that starlet Hugo Ekitike is in talks with the south London outfit.
PSG were hoping to sign Eintracht Frankfurt forward Randal Kolo Muani for up to €90 million – and as part of the deal, Ekitike was set to go in the opposite direction as a makeweight to replace the World Cup star.
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"Ekitike and his representatives have made it clear he prefers to move to the Premier League and have opened negotiations with Palace who are in the market for a striker," the report states. "PSG sources insist Ekitike has not been given permission to talk to Palace and are acting without consent.
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"Discussions are still ongoing with Eintracht and Kolo Muani but that deal, which PSG have chased all summer, is now in jeopardy despite a fee being agreed."
Ekitike has also been linked with West Ham United in recent weeks.
The Frenchman is valued at €20m by Transfermarkt.
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