Galatasaray forward Wilfried Zaha is keen to return to the Premier League, with West Ham United, Wolves and former club Crystal Palace interested in the 31-year-old Ivory Coast international. (Star), external
We asked for your views on Crystal Palace's new attacking midfielder Daichi Kamada, who becomes Oliver Glasner's second signing as manager.
Here are your thoughts on the Japan international:
Rich: It is good to get an experienced player in. He may not have played Premier League football before, but he has European and international experience. He has also worked with Glasner before, so that is a real bonus. Dougie Freedman does an amazing job - he gets some real raw talent from the Championship, but we have to bring in something else as well. He usually gets it right. A positive signing!
Alan: A very solid signing, especially considering it is a free transfer. Both the player and the manager are familiar with each other, and he should fill a gap or two nicely.
Graham: Another top signing. The club is building a great squad and we just need to hold on to our current stars. I think it will be an exciting season. I can't wait.
Terry: We have finally signed a flair and reputable forward player. This, along with the new manager, should cushion the blow of losing Michael Olise. We just need a winger and a full-back now, and we should be in for a comfortable season. A striker would be a bonus too.
Darren: Losing Olise will be keenly felt, but having a player of Kamada's quality will help and it is a statement signing in my book! If he is as good as he was on Football Manager, then we have a gem!
Alex Howell
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesRyan Sessegnon is training at Crystal Palace with a view to signing as a free agent.
The 24-year-old defender left Tottenham when his contract expired.
Image source, Getty ImagesNew signing Daichi Kamada says he is "looking forward to testing" himself in the Premier League and is "excited" to join Crystal Palace.
"I’m excited to be joining Crystal Palace, and to be working with Oliver – who is a coach I know well – again," he told the club website.
"I am looking forward to testing myself in the Premier League, and hopefully the club and I can achieve all of our objectives together.”
Chairman Steve Parish described the Japan international as "a truly exceptional talent" and added the fans "will relish watching him" because of this.
"He has been one of Europe’s best attacking midfielders in recent seasons and his experience, technical quality and commitment mark him out as an excellent addition to our already talented squad," said Parish.
"I am delighted that Daichi has chosen to join Crystal Palace from the many options he had and work once more with Oliver. I am certain Palace fans will relish watching him in the weeks, months and years to come at Selhurst Park."
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace have signed attacking midfielder Daichi Kamada on a two-year-deal.
The 27-year-old joins Palace after his contract at Serie A side Lazio expired.
Kamada won the 2022 Europa League under Oliver Glasner at Eintracht Frankfurt and scored five times on the way to that final.
The Japan international has 33 senior caps and played in the 2022 World Cup.
It is Palace's second signing of the summer following the arrival of Chadi Riad.
What do you think, Palace fans? Is Kamada another positive signing by Glasner? And who should be targeted next?
Phil McNulty
Chief football writer
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland manager Gareth Southgate will have to make at least one enforced change when they face Switzerland in the last eight of Euro 2024 as he will be deprived of defender Marc Guehi after he picked up a second yellow card in the dramatic win over Slovakia.
Guehi was unfortunate as he was placed in a tough position by Kieran Trippier’s dreadful pass after only three minutes.
He then showed his mentality for the big stage by safely negotiating the rest of normal time plus the extra 30 minutes without further brushes with Turkish referee Umut Meler, who was more than willing to brandish yellow cards, also booking Jude Bellingham and Kobbie Mainoo inside the first 20 minutes.
For all the criticism England have justifiably received for their displays so far, Guehi has emerged as arguably their best player, a calm and composed presence alongside John Stones.
He will be annoyed he allowed Ivan Schranz to get in behind him for Slovakia's goal but Guehi also made some crucial interventions as England wobbled so badly in the first half. He will be missed against the Swiss.
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Another Crystal Palace-related question put to chief footballer writer Phil McNulty:
Tom asked: No-one is talking about Eberechi Eze. However, of all the attack-minded players in the squad he arguably finished the season in the best form and was one of the most dynamic players in the warm-up games. He has the ability to beat players and carry the ball upfield. Do you think Gareth Southgate will utilise him in the knockout stages? And if not, why not?
Phil answered: He certainly finished the season brilliantly at Crystal Palace but I just think other players, such as Anthony Gordon and Cole Palmer, have nudged ahead of him, although he did get on as a substitute against Denmark. Southgate could very easily utilise him in the knockout rounds but, at this stage, as a substitute. I totally agree his is a talented, dynamic and exciting player.
Read Phil's other responses and much more on Friday's football live page
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, Crystal Palace and England forward Eberechi Eze has said growing up playing London 'cage' football has proven to be key in his education in the game.
Eze says that he still uses some of the skills he learned in the small-sided and enclosed environment.
He said: "Just the creativity of being able to get out of tight situations, difficult situations and being free in your mind, just to express yourself and to enjoy. I think that's probably the most important thing as much as there's so much pressure and there's so much, it's quite an intense, intense environment."
On the raw nature of playing in cages, Eze said: "It's not really necessarily playing in cages that are meant for football, it's more just in these council estates you have like garages or whatever they use for goals and playing on concrete.
"So if you fall over, you're getting cut. So it's difficult environments because you're trying to sort of make do with what you've got, but that's part and parcel of growing up in these types of environments.
"You have to be creative, you have to try to figure out a way to express yourself, enjoy yourself and that's what you're doing growing up."
Image source, Getty ImagesManagers will always outwardly support their players on the international stage, but you can be sure one or two will privately be hoping for an early exit from Euro 2024 for a few of their star men.
International tournament summers disrupt pre-season for managers.
Various players from different nations return to their clubs at different times, sometimes with injuries, holidays get postponed and rescheduled. As a general rule, the best players are more likely to play for the best nations and therefore go further in international tournaments.
The Euro 2024 final will take place on 14 July. Over half of Premier League clubs already have a pre-season fixture scheduled within 10 days of that.
Of English clubs, unsurprisingly, Premier League champions Manchester City have comfortably the most players in the Euro 2024 knockouts. The best represented Premier League side at the start of the competition have a full line-up of 11 stars still in Germany.
They are followed by the rest of last season's top three - Arsenal and Liverpool - who have eight and seven respectively. Manchester United also have seven while Brentford - aided by their healthy Danish contingent - have six and Crystal Palace five.
Championship play-off winners Southampton's three representatives were all eliminated at the group stage, while fellow newly promoted side Ipswich have not seen their summer impacted at all by players at Euro 2024.
Of the Championship-winning Leicester squad, goalkeeper Mads Hermansen and defenders Wout Faes and Jannik Vestergaard remain in Germany - as does Turkey's Yunus Akgun, who spent last season on loan with the Foxes.
This data was provided by Opta and counts the clubs where players finished at the end of the 2023-24 season.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace have confirmed they will host French club FC Nantes in their final pre-season fixture.
The game against the Ligue 1 side, who finished 14th last season, will take place on Sunday, 11 August at 15:00 BST, with the new Premier League campaign getting underway the following weekend.
Oliver Glasner's team will be hoping to carry on from where they left off last season, having won six of their last seven games, when they take on Brentford on 18 August.
As part of their pre-season preparations, the Eagles will also play friendlies against Crawley Town, Wolves and West Ham United.
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Before England's Euro 2024 last-16 tie against Slovakia on Sunday, the BBC's chief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering readers' questions on all things Three Lions.
Andrew asked: Why do you think we haven't seen Adam Wharton so far in the tournament, given his passing attributes would help the team progress the ball?
Phil answered: Wharton is the only one left in central midfield who has not been used after the Trent Alexander-Arnold "experiment" was ditched and Conor Gallagher was replaced by Kobbie Mainoo after only 45 minutes against Slovenia.
Manager Gareth Southgate was probably reluctant to just plunge the least experienced of that group right in - although we know things can change in tournaments - and I actually think Mainoo was the sensible substitute for Gallagher, who was disappointing.
I was actually surprised Gallagher moved up that particular pecking order so quickly and, unfortunately for him, did not distinguish himself.
Wharton's time may come, of course, and he is a real talent - but for now I can see why Southgate went with Mainoo.
Read Phil's other responses and the rest of Friday's football news
Image source, PA MediaCrystal Palace and England forward Eberechi Eze has said the serious injury that potentially cost him a place at Euro 2020 has "shaped" him and helped him earn a spot at his first major tournament this summer.
Eze, who turns 26 on Saturday, injured his Achilles on the same day he found out he was in Gareth Southgate's provisional squad for Euro 2020 three years ago. He was out of action for several months and it was not until June 2023 that he made his international debut.
Eze has experienced setbacks in football - he spent time with several different clubs as a youngster before making his breakthrough at QPR - but, in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, he said that injury was the biggest of his career to date.
He said: "It takes a different type of mental strength to come through that because you become very isolated, you're on your own, you've got to find a new gear from somewhere and you haven't experienced this before, so that's probably the most difficult thing. But you deal with rejection and failure throughout your whole career."
Eze, who has made one substitute appearance for England at Euro 2024, added: "It's the stuff that happens in the past that sort of creates the journey and makes you appreciate things more when they do come.
"That was a tough period for me, never having experienced an injury before and having to deal with it in that way. It was difficult but, again, I'm grateful for the fact that it did happen and it shaped me.
"I feel like it's moulded me and helped me become the person I am today."
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on which Euros player would be a good fit for Crystal Palace.
Here are a few of your suggestions:
Stanis: With Oliver Glasner's knowledge, the Austrian attacking players plying their trade in Germany's Bundesliga, especially Christoph Baumgartner. Maybe Patrick Wimmer.
Simon: Am watching the Portugal v Georgia match and am pretty impressed with the young 21yo Portuguese winger, Conceicao. Good with both feet, especially cutting in from the left, quick, eye for a gap and good at moving into space. Could be interesting...
Ronnen: Baumgartner from Austria would be a good replacement for Eze as he's a prolific goalscorer for Austria, along with good dribbling and a pretty quick pace.
Sam: Lois Openda.
Thomas: England's best player across the three group matches has arguably been Guehi. So, Palace holding onto him after the tournament is probably more of a priority than signing someone new.
Peter: None of them: that's not what Palace do best. Young players from lower leagues, that's the way.
Image source, ReutersMarc Guehi rejects any suggestion he has been England's best player at Euro 2024 but says he is enjoying testing himself on the international stage.
The Crystal Palace defender has impressed in a back four that has the lowest expected goals against (1.1) of all teams in the tournament but Guehi does not agree he has played the biggest part.
"It's nice to hear [but] I don't think I'm the best player," he said. "It’s a collective being able to defend really well. It's testament to the entire team as it is the pressure from the front.
"I think there's been quite a few good performances."
The 23-year-old missed a chunk of the 2023-24 season with a knee injury but got his chance for England after Manchester United's Harry Maguire was ruled out.
"I'm just really enjoying the tournament and enjoying being here," he said. "I think my strengths are to be continued. I'm continuously developing everything and trying to get better in every part of my game."
Guehi is joined in Germany by Palace team-mates Eberechi Eze and Adam Wharton but it is the absence of full-back Tyrick Mitchell that has begun to draw more attention, particularly with the dearth of options at left-back for England.
"I would have loved T to be here," Guehi added. "He’s had an amazing season and been very consistent with his performances.
"If he carries on, as we have seen with England players, he will get his chance."
Crystal Palace are working on a deal to sign Sunderland's 18-year-old English midfielder Jobe Bellingham. (Fabrizio Romano), external
As the Euros group stage comes to a close, how's your scouting report gone?
Who has caught your eye as a perfect signing for Crystal Palace?
And how would they fit into Oliver Glasner's starting XI?
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in 25-year-old Crystal Palace and England forward Eberechi Eze and could look to activate a release clause in his contract. (Talksport), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Chelsea boss Frank Lampard believes Crystal Palace's England defender Marc Guehi has "all the attributes to take him a long way".
The 23-year-old has won plaudits for his performances in England's opening two games at Euro 2024 - his first major tournament.
Guehi has impressed since moving to Palace in 2012 from the Blues, where he came through the academy and made his first-team debut as a 19-year-old in the League Cup.
"I'm delighted for him," Lampard told BBC Radio 5 Live. "I gave him his debut at Chelsea and he is a really polite, humble lad.
"You could see that he had all the attributes to take him a long way - particularly the personality: he wanted to do well. I liked the idea of working with him at the time because when a young kid comes through and shows that humility and wants to do well, that is an amazing thing to work with as a coach.
"But to go away and play as he did at Palace and come into an England squad with high pressure and people saying 'I'm not sure about that', his position is now the one position we are not talking about, which is an amazing achievement from him.
"He has come into this team and is doing a job and doing it really well. That is very refreshing to see."
Listen to the exclusive interview on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace will take on League One side Crawley Town at Broadfield Stadium on Saturday, 27 July.
The Eagles' opponents gained promotion from League Two last month by winning the fourth-tier play-offs at Wembley.
After facing Crawley, Oliver Glasner's Palace will then continue their pre-season preparations in the United States, taking on Wolves and West Ham United as already announced by the club.
Alex Howell
Football news reporter
Image source, PA MediaEngland manager Gareth Southgate has a few selection headaches going into the final group match against Slovenia on Tuesday.
The performance in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Denmark in the second group game was criticised and Southgate described Trent Alexander-Arnold playing in midfield as an "experiment".
Should he be left out, that would mean one of Conor Gallagher, who has featured in both games so far, Kobbie Mainoo or Adam Wharton coming into midfield as Southgate looks to improve the level of control his side has during matches.
Kieran Trippier, who has been filling in at left-back for the injured Luke Shaw, missed nine games towards the end of the Premier League season and has played more during the tournament than was initially planned.
Trippier was seen to be drinking pickle juice during the first group game against Serbia as he went down with cramp and there had been hope that Shaw would be fit enough to have featured by now.
Shaw has not been on the training pitch with his team-mates for the past two sessions and has been following an individual programme, but was back on the pitch on Monday.
If Trippier is to be rested for the final group game, BBC Sport understands there is a strong possibility that Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa could come into that position.
Joe Gomez has also played in that position for his club side Liverpool and has played there in the matches leading up to the tournament for England.
