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Palace deal to sign Arsenal's Carl Jenkinson 'in the balance' - Allardyce

Sam Allardyce says Crystal Palace's move for Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson is "hanging in the balance" at the negotiation stage.

Jenkinson, 24, worked under Allardyce during a loan spell at West Ham United and looked likely to follow Jeffrey Schlupp to Selhurst Park after the Leicester City player signed a four-and-a-half year contract with the club on Friday.

"I think that's [down to] negotiations between the chairman and the player's agent," he said at a news conference ahead of Palace's FA Cup third-round replay with Bolton Wanderers.

"While we appear to have an agreement with Arsenal, that agreement with the player hasn't reached a conclusion, so that's hanging in the balance, as we say.