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Crystal Palace on brink of signing centre back Joachim Andersen in £20m move from Lyon

Crystal Palace are closing on a £20million deal for Lyon defender Joachim Andersen and remain in talks over a deal for Schalke's Ozan Kabak.

Palace are hopeful of concluding a deal for Denmark international Andersen, 25, this week. The centre-back was on loan at Fulham last season.

Palace have already signed Marc Guehi from Chelsea but have lost Gary Cahill, Scott Dann and Mamadou Sakho from last year's squad. Kabak, who was on loan at Liverpool, could cost around £10m.

Crystal Palace are close to signing defender Joachim Anderson from Lyon for u00a320million

Crystal Palace are close to signing defender Joachim Anderson from Lyon for £20million

Tottenham previously expressed an interest in signing Anderson.