LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 24: Manager Oliver Glasner of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Burnley FC at Selhurst Park on February 24, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)
Wolves and Leicester join race to sign defender targeted by Crystal Palace and Newcastle
Wolves and Leicester City have entered the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Odilon Kossounou, according to reports.
Kossounou has been heavily linked with Crystal Palace this summer as a possible replacement for Marc Guehi who, in turn, is a rumoured target for Newcastle United.
Somewhat ironically, Newcastle have also been credited with an interest in Kossounou.
On Thursday, Leverkusen managing director of sport Simon Rolfes admitted ‘it is certainly possible’ Kossounou could leave the club before the end of the transfer window.
“I can’t say. In general, he is a player we are planning with,” the former Germany international said of the 23-year-old, adding: “However, it is certainly possible that there may still be one or two changes in our squad.”
Wolves and Leicester join Kossounou race
According to a report from Sky Germany (via Get Football News Germany), Wolves and Leicester have entered the race to sign Kossounou.
With Palace so far managing to keep hold of Guehi, they’re unlikely to have the €30m it’s understood to be required to convince Die Werkself to part ways with Kossounou. Instead, the Eagles will likely turn to Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix having just sold Joachim Andersen to Fulham.
That would leave Newcastle to battle it out with Wolves and Leicester for Kossounou’s signature.
Although no club has yet come forward with a concrete offer, it’s now expected that the Ivory Coast international will leave having been an unused substitute in Leverkusen’s recent clashes with Stuttgart in the DFL Supercup and Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
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Dean Henderson and Chris Richards are in agreement over Crystal Palace display vs West Ham
Crystal Palace lost to West Ham in game week two.
The loss comes one week after losing the opening game of the season to Brentford, with the game at Selhurst Park finishing West Ham 2-0 Crystal Palace.
The game saw Chadi Riad make his debut, with fans not entirely sold on him just yet after a far-from-assured first outing at Selhurst Park.
Oliver Glasner can however take plenty of positives from this display, particularly the first-half saw some impressive moments.
Now, both Chris Richards and Dean Henderson have had their say on the performance from Crystal Palace.
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How Dean Henderson and Chris Richards reacted after West Ham loss
Speaking to club media after the game, Henderson explained his disappointment over the defeat.
“Yeah unfortunately we created some chances in the first half that we didn’t take. We got sucker punched with a bit of a deflection in the box then we’re 1-0 down and chasing the game, it’s disappointing.
“Hopefully, we’ve just got to flip the switch and we can kick on. I think if [we] score while we are on top it’s a completely different game but unfortunately, we didn’t today, hopefully, we can turn it around quickly.”
