In July, L’Equipe reported Lens’ Andy Diouf was keen on a move to Crystal Palace and was dithering over a move to Burnley.
The French newspaper reported the Ligue 1 club had reached an agreement with the Clarets for a permanent transfer, but the Eagles were Diouf’s clear preference.
The 22-year-old is now on the verge of joining Inter Milan and Calciomercato.it have provided some background about the move.
They report Diouf was actually ‘very close’ to joining Crystal Palace. Oliver Glasner’s side were about to land the player for around €24m, which is what Inter are signing the Frenchman for.
Cristian Chivu’s Inter Milan are cvery confident about landing the Lens player and there is a possibility that the move can be completed today.
There is no reason offered for why Crystal Palace’s transfer fell through at the last minute, but the outlet claim that this happened quite recently.
Now, there is quite a bit of excitement about Diouf’s move to Inter. The Italian giants initially saw AS Roma’s Manu Kone as a key target but difficulties forced them to move for his compatriot.
