Crystal Palace open contract talks with soon-to-be free agent midfielder

Premier League outfit Crystal Palace are pushing to tie midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate down to fresh terms with the club, it has been revealed.

Eagles star Kouyate, as things stand, is primed to become a free agent come the summer.

Amid mounting interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia in his services, however, those in a position of power at Selhurst Park are readying fresh negotiations over an extended stay with the club.

This is according to David Ornstein of The Athletic, who also provides an insight into the current sticking point in talks between the two parties.

It is understood that Palace, thus far, have remained staunch in offering up no more than a one-year contract to Kouyate. The Senegalese himself, however, is pushing for a two-year agreement, to ensure his place at the club through the summer of 2024.

Nevertheless, significantly, it is assured that ‘there is optimism an agreement will be reached to keep the midfielder at Selhurst Park’.

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Kouyate, owing to his exploits en route to clinching glory at the Africa Cup of Nations this month, of course played no part when Patrick Vieira guided his troops back into action this past weekend.

On the back of just a solitary victory from the club’s last four outings across all competitions, the Eagles made the trip to west London, for a meeting with Thomas Frank’s Brentford.

And, when all was said and done, Palace were once more forced to settle for less than three points, en route to a disappointing 0-0 stalemate.

The visitors did dominate when it came to possession at the Community Stadium, but ultimately fell short in their efforts to bag an all-important winner.

It ends goalless in West London.

🐝 0-0 🦅#CPFC | #BRECRY pic.twitter.com/fuBQnm3Btt

— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) February 12, 2022

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	25	47	63
2	Liverpool FC	24	42	54
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	West Ham United	25	11	41
5	Manchester United	24	6	40
6	Arsenal FC	22	9	39
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	4	37
8	Tottenham Hotspur	22	-1	36
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	23	2	33
10	Southampton FC	24	-7	29
11	Leicester City	22	-5	27
12	Aston Villa	23	-5	27
13	Crystal Palace	24	-3	26
14	Brentford FC	25	-14	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	22	-10	22
17	Newcastle United	23	-19	21
18	Norwich City	24	-36	17
19	Watford FC	23	-20	15
20	Burnley FC	21	-12	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Shelvey, Jonjo	Newcastle United	0	5
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6
Llorente, Diego	Leeds United	0	6
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	6

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	4