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Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has put a £25million price tag on Yannick Bolasie and insists the club are yet to receive any offers for the winger.
Tottenham have been heavily linked with the 26-year-old, although the Eagles have so far stood firm amid mounting speculation over a move.
Pardew claims he is confident of Bolasie staying with Palace because there has been no formal interest to date and he believes any clubs are unlikely to meet their valuation.
“I am pretty confident of keeping him,” Pardew told Standard Sport. “He is a player that isn’t quite polished — you only need to see him to see that. But I cannot see anyone paying an excess of £25million because that’s what they are going to need to get him out. So, if they want to we will talk.
“There is no long-running saga. It is just fed by the media and the fact we have done really, really well. We have had no bids for him. None. Not one phone call for Yannick Bolasie so it is actually not true at all.”
Crystal Palace in training
Bakary Sako became the club’s fifth summer signing, taking their spending beyond £25m, and Pardew said there may be one more addition. “We might do more but it depends on the movements of players going out because there are a few that need to go,” he said.
“We are carrying surplus players here and it is not fair on them, actually. They need to move on.”
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