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Jasper Cillessen says he's staying at Barcelona amid Crystal Palace links

WHIPPANY, New Jersey -- Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen says he will stay at the club despite reports claiming Crystal Palace are interested in signing the Dutch goalkeeper.

Cillessen joined Barca from Ajax last summer but was restricted to just 10 appearances in his first year at the club, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen preferred ahead of him.

That's led to speculation over his future, despite the Catalan club's reluctance to sell, which has intensified since the appointment of his former Ajax coach Frank de Boer at Palace.

"I have not spoken with Frank, I know him well but I've not talked to him," Cillessen told reporters, including ESPN FC, at the Red Bull Training Facility on Thursday.