Crystal Palace have stalled on a £50m deal for Wolves striker Jørgen Strand Larsen, casting doubt on the transfer. The clubs had verbally agreed in principle to a £45m fee plus £5m in add-ons, but Palace failed to submit a formal written offer.
Palace instead pushed ahead with a loan deal for Aston Villa's Evann Guessand, with an option to buy. Strand Larsen, 25, would have been a club-record buy for Palace, surpassing the £35m paid for Brennan Johnson. He signed permanently for Wolves last summer for £23m after a loan spell, and has attracted interest from Leeds and Nottingham Forest.
Wolves had previously rejected a £55m bid from Newcastle for Strand Larsen. The Premier League's bottom club recognise his value will drop if relegated. Meanwhile, Jean-Philippe Mateta wants to leave Palace, with Forest lodging a £35m bid, but Palace insist on a replacement before letting him go.
In other news, James Ward-Prowse has joined Burnley on loan from West Ham, aiming to break David Beckham's record for most Premier League free-kick goals. Burnley manager Scott Parker praised his quality, and Ward-Prowse expressed excitement for the challenge.
