Crystal Palace were eyeing PSV Eindhoven winger Johan Bakayoko over the summer.
The Daily Mail says Palace saw the Belgium international as a replacement for Ebere Eze.
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Palace were expecting to lose Eze over the summer with his £60m buyout clause being made public.
So much so, that they had identified Bakayoko as Eze's replacement.
But with the market closing and Eze still a Palace player, a move for the PSV attacker was eventually never made.