Crystal Palace are pushing ahead with their efforts to lure Torino defender Perr Schuurs to the club and have ‘sent out emails and calls’ to his agents over a possible move.
That’s according to Tuttosport, who say the Italian club fear they are going to lose their star defender in the coming weeks.
They explain that Crystal Palace have ‘returned to knock on the door’ of the defender as they look for a potential replacement for Joachim Andersen, who is being targeted by Newcastle and Brentford.
The Eagles are a club ‘rich in money’ and would have further funds to spend if Andersen departs, and it seems they want to spend it on Schuurs.
They had ‘already written’ to the player a couple of weeks ago regarding a potential move and have now sent out new emails and calls in an attempt to establish contact.
At the moment Torino are likely to resist any bids for the Dutchman but that stance would change if an ‘exceptional offer’ were to arrive at any point.
Technical director Davide Vagnati has been ‘increasingly clear’ to agents and intermediaries that he wants a deal in the €40m range for the defender and any such offer would make him ‘question everything’.
In fact, if a club capable of spending €35m or more were to move definitively for the Dutchman’s signature then they would be listened to.
They would have also automatically ‘won the favour’ of the defender as he would benefit from ‘ultra million salaries’ that aren’t on offer at the Italian club.
The question is whether Crystal Palace are willing to offer the money that is needed, but there is a feeling that they have the funds and will be searching for a replacement for Andersen.
Schuurs, for his part, is currently on holiday and has recently returned to Europe from Africa. His trip has, coincidentally, seen him travel to London to watch his sister play at Wimbledon.
That means he could also be taking the opportunity for ‘market encounters’ with his suitors, a suggestion that is ‘floating in the wind’ at the moment. Whether Crystal Palace are one of them after their recent spate of calls and emails remains to be seen.
