Overview
- Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, as cited in Yahoo Sports, reports Angers and Fenerbahce reached a verbal agreement for Cherif on an initial loan with a purchase obligation.
- Crystal Palace were reported to have agreed personal terms with Cherif but were beaten to his signature by the Turkish club.
- Football Insider characterizes the Fenerbahce move as a done deal pending final paperwork, citing a total obligation near €20 million.
- Jean-Philippe Mateta is reported to be closing in on a move to AC Milan, increasing Palace’s urgency to secure a replacement before the 7pm Monday cutoff.
- Palace could revisit talks for Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Jorgen Strand Larsen after previously pulling out of a proposed £45 million deal plus £5 million in add-ons.