PALACE IN A POR WAR FOR CHEIK

CRYSTAL PALACE and Porto are locked in a tug-of-war for West Ham’s Cheikhou Kouyate.

Palace believe the £10million-rated Senegal midfielder wants a move to Selhurst Park, but are having to play a waiting game. That is because Kouyate (left) is being offered to Porto as a makeweight in the Hammers’ bid for striker Moussa Marega.

Eagles boss Roy Hodgson needs to bolster his engine room after losing Yohan Cabaye on a free transfer to UAE club Al-Nasr.

Roma’s France midfielder Maxime Gonalons is seen as an alternative to Kouyate if Palace fail to make headway.