DONE DEAL: Fabrizio Romano confirms Crystal Palace have now reached full agreement to complete first summer signing under Oliver Glasner as Eagles agree €14m deal for Real Betis defender, Official announcement expected soon with medical scheduled for next week

Crystal Palace are closing in on the first signing of the Oliver Glasner era and now it’s said the deal is done.

The season hasn’t even been over for a week yet and already Crystal Palace are making moves with signing number one expected to be completed soon. With several positions seen as priorities for the Eagles and Oliver Glasner this summer, Dougie Freedman needed to kick things off quickly this summer, and he’s done just that.

Renowned Journalist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that an agreement has now been reached and we’ve learned that despite complications, Palace are now set to finalise the first incoming of the window.

Signing Riad effectively confirms Marc Guehi likely to be departing this summer

Despite arrivals being key this summer, the outgoings will be just as important for Palace and the club must avoid losing too many key players of the current team.

But the general thinking is we won’t be able to keep them all, and it looks increasingly likely that Marc Guehi is the one who’ll be sacrificed.

However, Riad is unlikely to be the direct replacement but rather is likely to be one of two or three centre-back arrivals this summer to bolster the position due to it being weak already and departures making it weaker.

At just 20, Riad will be one with an eye toward the future but he’s also a player who’s ready right now to contribute, although he is unlikely to be thrown into the fire too soon.