Crystal Palace could sign TWO Eberechi Eze replacements with club chiefs 'at odds'

Crystal Palace could land two new signings with the money they've raised from Eberechi Eze's sale - but the manager and the chairman are both eyeing different individuals.

The Eagles have a huge hole to fill after seeing Eze leave for Arsenal, who announced his signing on Saturday. The south London outfit have banked £67.5million which they can now invest back into the squad, albeit time is against them this summer.

Oliver Glasner hasn't seen many new faces arrive but the departure of his star man means he and the club must now act. The Sun reports that the ex-Frankfurt boss wants Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis, who has been a big hit in Belgium after his forgettable stint at Norwich.

Palace chairman Steve Parish though is keen on Villarreal's forward Yeremy Pino. Glasner however is unclear how the 22-year-old Spaniard would fit into the team, casting doubt over his signing.

The Eagles hope that both men can be secured for around £20m, which means they could go after Pino and Tzolis if they wanted to given the money they've just raised from Eze.

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Ahead of a potential year in Europe, and following FA Cup and Community Shield success, Glasner wanted to push on and has aired his frustration that the Eagles did not already have Eze's replacement in the building prior to his inevitable exit.

He said: “I can’t do anything. I can’t sign a player’s contract. We have to act. We need this. This is Crystal Palace’s future. It’s easy to add numbers, we need to add the right players. The profile has been defined for months, for months. Also it’s not surprising for everyone that Ebs left, because five days earlier we couldn’t have done anything if he leaves (due to his release clause).

“We knew that this chance is very high that this would happen, and honestly, I say it like it is, we missed the chance to replace him early enough. That’s completely our fault, and nobody else’s fault.”

Heading into the final week of the window and Palace could still see skipper Marc Guehi leave the club. The centre-half has entered the final year of his contract and has no desire to extend his stay, which could force the Eagles into selling. Liverpool are circling with Parish admitting they will not lose him for nothing.

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