Gossip: Glasner and Mateta linked with exits
Crystal Palace could make a move for Eintracht Frankfurt's 22-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike if fellow French forward Jean-Philippe Mateta, 27, leaves the club this summer. (Teamtalk), externalHowever, Palace boss Oliver Glasner remains a candidate to take charge of RB Leipzig next season after the German side held talks with the 50-year-old Austrian's representatives. (Sky Germany), externalWant more transfer stories? Read Wednesday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
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