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Palace linked with two right-backs – can they fill the Wan-Bissaka void?

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Palace linked with two right-backs – can they fill the Wan-Bissaka void?

Crystal Palace bringing in both Youssouf Sabaly and Kenny Lala can help them fill the Aaron Wan-Bissaka-shaped void at right-back.

According to Soccer Link, the Eagles are eyeing up not one but two right-backs on deadline day.

Although contact has been made with both, no concrete talks are believed to have taken place yet.

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Palace are clearly running out of time to make any additions, with deadline day very much upon us.

The loss of the excellent Wan-Bissaka has been one of the club’s biggest disappointments this summer and reinforcements are needed.

Signing one new right-back would be good business, but two would be ideal, in terms of squad depth.

Bordeaux star Sabaly is an established Senegal international, while Lala has been a consistent performer for Strasbourg since 2017.

It is strange that Palace have left it so late to potentially make defensive additions, but some late business in that area would be a big positive going into the new Premier League season.

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