Crystal Palace are exploring the possibility of signing Marseille winger Ismaila Sarr with initial talks taking place between the clubs.
The 26-year-old is likely to be one of a number of players who will be allowed to leave the Ligue 1 club following Roberto De Zerbi’s appointment as head coach.
Senegal international Sarr joined Marseille from Watford last summer and scored four goals across 35 appearances across all competitions in his debut season with the club.
Palace have held a long-standing interest in Sarr, dating back to his previous spell in French football with Rennes.
Sarr scored 13 goals for Rennes in the 2018-19 season and joined Watford at the end of that season — he went on to score 34 goals across four seasons at Vicarage Road prior to joining Marseille last summer.
Palace explored the possibility of signing Sarr during his time at Watford.
The south London club have already completed the signing of defender Chadi Riad from Real Betis and Japan international midfielder Daichi Kamada following his exit from Lazio.
However, Michael Olise has left the club to join Bayern Munich and Palace are keen to add to their wide attacking options.
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