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Jeffrey Schlupp nears £12m Crystal Palace switch after telling Claudio Ranieri he wants to leave Leicester

Jeffrey Schlupp is in advanced talks with Crystal Palace over a £12million transfer after telling Claudio Ranieri he wants to leave Leicester.

Sam Allardyce appears poised to sign the 24-year-old having returned following a failed initial bid of £9m bid last week.

Schlupp offers Palace a solid option at left-back – a position that has required strengthening since Pape Souare’s car crash in September – and can also play on the wing.

Leicester City's Jeffrey Schlupp is on the cusp of sealing a u00a313million move to Crystal Palace
Leicester City's Jeffrey Schlupp is on the cusp of sealing a £13million move to Crystal Palace
The defender (on the bench) has found first-team action difficult to come by this season
The defender (on the bench) has found first-team action difficult to come by this season

The move would end Schlupp’s 12-year association with Leicester, the club he joined as boy, but he has wanted to leave since last summer after struggling for games.