Report: Palace eye up Irons central defender

Crystal Palace boss Frank De Boer is reported to be eyeing up West Ham central defender Jose Fonte as he bid to relieve the pressure on his job after just three games

The Dutchman has overseen three straight defeats for zero goals since taking over from Sam Allardyce who quit the game at the end of last season

De Boer wants several new faces before deadline day as he bids to turn things around and save his own neck after being beaten at home to Swansea at the weekend.

And he sees the Hammers Portuguese stopper Fonte, 33, as the man to head the revival despite him making only one start for the Irons this season after a less than average spell at the back last term.

Fonte had a successful previous spell at Selhurst Park from 2007-2010 before moving to Southampton and wouldn’t take much temptingg out of the London Stadium were the interest to be firmed up