The Daily Mail reports that Crystal Palace are considering a proposal from Leicester City for 32-year-old attacker Jordan Ayew. Ayew is in the final year of his contract at Selhurst Park, and Crystal Palace is open to bids for him this summer. With 274 matches under his belt, the attacker is still coveted by several clubs, including Leicester, who are looking to add his expertise to their freshly promoted squad. Steve Cooper admires Ayew, and the Foxes have made an offer to Palace for the attacker’s signature. It has been stated that Leicester offered Crystal Palace £4 million to capture the veteran forward.
The financial offer is close to what Palace wants before deciding to sell the forward this summer. The Eagles are pondering whether to accept Leicester’s approach for Ayew this summer. Even if Leicester agreed a deal with Crystal Palace for Ayew’s transfer, they would still need to agree on personal terms with him.
The latest Leicester City transfer news, as the likelihood of signing Wilfried Zaha on loan for the term now appears improbable.
Wilfried Zaha’s projected season-long loan from Galatasaray to Leicester City is apparently in risk, as the forward just returned to training in Turkey. Steve Cooper wants to strengthen his attacking alternatives before the August 30 transfer deadline, or perhaps earlier, during the first few weeks of the Premier League season. The club is aggressively working on a loan-to-buy deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s Adam Hlozek, and Zaha has been highlighted as an experienced option to come in on a temporary basis.
The 31-year-old completed a free transfer to the Turkish Super Lig last summer, but has since fallen further down the pecking order than expected. A return to the Premier League with City or his former side Crystal Palace was speculated in recent days, but this has now been termed as ‘doubtful’. According to The Athletic, conversations between Foxes executives and Zaha have failed to yield results. Without an agreement in place, the attacker has returned to team training, and a solution appears unlikely to be reached due to ‘the tax liabilities he would suffer’ upon returning to this nation.
They are still working on other transactions, particularly Hlozek’s, which Fabrizio Romano believes is nearing completion ahead of a move to England. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel reports that Palace is considering a new £4 million bid for 32-year-old Jordan Ayew.
