Odsonne Edouard to 'arrive' in Spain ahead of €6m transfer
Edouard has played 103 times for the Selhurst Park club since joining them from Celtic four years ago.
He spent last season on loan at Leicester City, although he ultimately made just six appearances in a less-than-productive spell.
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Now, the 27-year-old is on the move again this summer, and according to a report from footmercato, he will join Girona from Palace in a permanent deal worth €6m. He is expected to arrive in Spain to seal the move.
The deal comes as Arnau Martinez, Girona's young Spanish defender, moves the other way, although this is not a swap, and rather two separate transactions.
Loosely linked with a return to Celtic earlier this summer, Brendan Rodgers soon quashed any hopes fans might have of Edouard coming back.
He said: "I'm not worried so much about a big name. It's about the collective of the team.
"Big names don't always give you want you need. This team needs hunger, goals and work rate and intensity.
"Big names don't always give you that. It's about big players.
"I just want players who are hungry to learn but also ready now. There are lots of players linked with us.
"Odsonne hasn't been on my radar, to be fair. I obviously know him, but it's about a player who will fit into the structure of the team."
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