Palace to table offer for Wolves’ Strand Larsen

Crystal Palace are set to table a formal offer for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Sources have told BBC Sport that Palace’s interest in the 25-year-old forward has intensified in the past 24 hours with a bid now expected from the Selhurst Park club.

Wolves are open to selling the Norway international this month provided they get a fee close to the £55m they rejected from Newcastle for the striker during the summer transfer window.

Leeds have already seen an offer of £40m rejected by Wolves, and as things stand the Elland Road club are reluctant to go much higher.

Palace’s pursuit of Strand Larsen creates further uncertainty over Jean-Philippe Mateta’s future at Selhurst Park heading into the final days of the window.

Juventus and AC Milan are among the clubs to have shown a concrete interest in the France international, while Nottingham Forest submitted an offer of about £35m for Mateta at the weekend.

Mateta is understood to want to play Champions League football, but a move to Forest is understood to be a financially lucrative option for the 28-year-old.