Crystal Palace close in on £8m Jairo Riedewald and set for Bruno Martins Indi tug-of-war

Crystal Palace target: Jairo Riedewald
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Giuseppe Muro17 July 2017

Crystal Palace are on the verge of signing Ajax defender Jairo Riedewald in a deal worth around £8million.

New Palace manager Frank de Boer has raided his former club for Riedewald and wants the 20-year-old to help him bring ‘Total Football’ to Selhurst Park.

Riedewald, who has three caps for Holland, is a versatile defender who operates primarily as a centre-back.

De Boer was interested in Riedewald’s Ajax team-mate Joel Veltman but he is set to sign a new contract, which ends any hope of a move to Palace.

The Eagles had also explored the possibility of signing Mamadou Sakho on a permanent deal but Liverpool want £30m and Palace were not willing to meet that valuation.

De Boer instead opted for Riedewald, to whom he gave his Ajax debut aged just 17 in 2013.

Riedewald is the second new arrival at Palace this summer, following the loan signing of Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Riedewald will join up with the Palace squad in Asia. Palace arrived in Hong Kong this morning ahead of the Premier League Trophy, where they play Liverpool on Wednesday.

De Boer is also interested in Porto defender Bruno Martins Indi but faces competition from Stoke.

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