Crystal Palace stall on £50m Strand Larsen deal but close on Guessand loan | Transfer window

Jørgen Strand Larsen’s £50m transfer from Wolves to south London is in critical doubt after Crystal Palace stalled on a deal on Thursday afternoon.

Palace had verbally agreed in precept to signal the Norway striker for £45m, plus £5m in add-ons. Wolves have been awaiting a proper written supply but it surely by no means arrived regardless of constructive talks.

Palace have seemingly gone chilly on Strand Larsen after pushing forward with a mortgage deal to signal their longstanding goal Evann Guessand from Aston Villa. Palace have agreed an possibility to purchase Guessand, who joined Villa in a £30.5m deal from Good final summer season, when Palace have been among the many golf equipment crushed to his signature.

Strand Larsen would have represented Palace’s report purchase, eclipsing the £35m they paid to take Brennan Johnson from Tottenham this month. The 25-year-old has additionally attracted critical curiosity from Leeds, who had a bid of about £40m rejected this month. Nottingham Forest have additionally monitored him.

In the summertime, Strand Larsen was the topic of a number of bids from Newcastle, the final of which totalled £55m, however Wolves rejected these. The Premier League’s backside membership recognise Strand Larsen’s worth will plummet within the occasion of relegation to the Championship.

Strand Larsen signed completely for Wolves in a £23m deal final summer season after scoring 14 objectives throughout a mortgage spell from Celta Vigo. In September, he signed a contract extension to 2030 however has since struggled and it was obvious {that a} sale, on the proper value, would profit all events.

Palace not following by means of on their transfer for Strand Larsen will possible have ramifications at Selhurst Park and past. Jean-Philippe Mateta needs to go away Palace, with Forest lodging a £35m bid. Palace is not going to permit Mateta to depart with out signing a substitute. Forest host Palace within the league on Sunday.

James Ward-Prowse has joined Burnley on mortgage from their relegation rivals West Ham, with Scott Parker backing the previous Southampton midfielder to interrupt David Beckham’s Premier League report of 18 objectives from direct free-kicks.

“Hopefully he can break that report with us as a result of it will imply one has gone in!” the Burnley supervisor mentioned. “His high quality in and across the fringe of the field, to get a ball up and down at pace, to beat keepers, it’s in all probability world-class actually.”

Ward-Prowse has scored 17 free-kicks within the high flight – one wanting Beckham’s report – however had not performed a minute for the Hammers since Nuno Espírito Santo succeeded Graham Potter in September.

“As quickly as I heard of Burnley’s curiosity and spoke to the supervisor [Scott Parker]I knew this mortgage spell was simply what I wanted,” mentioned Ward-Prowse. “There’s an enormous battle between now and the tip of the season, however I’m going to relish each second.”