Crystal Palace could look to upsurge other Premier League clubs in the race for Southampton prodigy Tyler Dibling in the final few weeks of the summer transfer window, according to reports - with the Eagles adding the young English talent to their shortlist as they potentially aim to replace current creative star Eberechi Eze in the final weeks of the campaign.
Everton looked to be the frontrunners in the race to sign Dibling, though the Toffees have so far been unable to agree a fee for his services, opting for a loan move for Jack Grealish instead - and that could open the door to the south London side as they prepare for a frantic end to their window.
Report: Crystal Palace 'Add Tyler Dibling to Shortlist'
Tyler Dibling
The report by talkSPORT states that Palace are the latest Premier League club to show an interest in Dibling - with the Eagles shortlisting the youngster as a potential replacement for Eze, who is looking likely to be Tottenham Hotspur-bound after reports of an agreed fee between the two clubs on Tuesday afternoon.
The south coast side have proven to be ruthless negotiators to deal with this summer, having rejected a total package worth £45million for Dibling from fellow Premier League outfit Everton after wanting £50million, as well as rejecting a £30million approach from West Ham United for Mateus Fernandes, who Palace are also interested in.
Palace would ideally like to sign someone to immediately come into Eze's role if he makes the move across the capital, and Dibling would offer flair, an effortless nature at going forward and huge room to develop as his successor - seeing 'half of Europe' want to sign him, according to Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg.
Although Dibling only scored twice in the Premier League last season, he did feature in 33 games under both Russell Martin and Ivan Juric, being one of the only shining lights in one of the worst Premier League campaigns ever by a single team, only second behind Derby County who recorded a measly 11 points in the 2007/08 season.
Palace already have Ismaila Sarr, Matheus Franca, Romain Esse, Justin Devenny and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi who are all able to play in the final third, but losing Eze and Michael Olise in consecutive summer windows would be a real blow to Oliver Glasner's squad planning.
Nonetheless, Dibling would be an astute addition to their side as one of England's best young talents in the top-flight from last season, and the former Chelsea youngster could be the long-term addition for Olise and Eze in Glasner's front three.
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