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title: "Crystal Palace: Eagles eye Kieran Trippier"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-12-10T11:05:15Z"
modified: "2021-12-10T11:05:15Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Eagles eye Kieran Trippier

**Crystal Palace have joined Newcastle United in the race to sign Atletico Madrid right-back Kieran Trippier, [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-require-huge-financial-package-sign-kieran-trippier) report.**

### The Lowdown: Trippier’s situation

Trippier, labelled as [‘outstanding’](https://talksport.com/football/379201/england-news-gareth-southgate-praises-tottenham-right-back-kieran-trippier-180603284984/) by Gareth Southgate, made the move to Spain from Tottenham back in 2019 in a deal worth just shy of [£20m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kieran-trippier/transfers/spieler/95810).

Since then, he’s made [83](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kieran-trippier/leistungsdaten/spieler/95810) appearances under Diego Simeone, helping Atletico win [La Liga](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kieran-trippier/erfolge/spieler/95810) last season.

He’s out of contract at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in [18 months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kieran-trippier/profil/spieler/95810)’ time and [wanted](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15597648/england-kieran-trippier-man-utd/) a return to the Premier League in the summer, and it seems as if he won’t be short of options in 2022.

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### The Latest: Palace name-checked

[90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-require-huge-financial-package-sign-kieran-trippier) shared a story on Wednesday afternoon, suggesting Newcastle are set to offer the 31-year-old a club-record contract.

They then go on to add that Trippier is still keen on a Premier League return, with Palace, Aston Villa, Everton and Manchester United ready to make a move, should Atletico be open to selling the England international.

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### The Verdict: Freedman would need to smash club-record

[90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-require-huge-financial-package-sign-kieran-trippier) suggest that Atletico would demand a fee in excess of £39m from Newcastle for Trippier. Should Palace be the ones to make their move, you’d expect there would be no change to that fee, meaning Dougie Freedman would need to smash Palace’s [club-record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/crystal-palace/transferrekorde/verein/873) in order to bring Trippier to Selhurst Park.

Patrick Vieira currently has [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/crystal-palace/kader/verein/873) right-backs to choose from, with Joel Ward a [regular](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joel-ward/leistungsdaten/spieler/92572) and winning the club’s Player of the Month award for [October](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/first-team/joel-ward-wins-crystal-palace-player-of-the-month-award-for-october-premier-league-matches/2021-11-04/).

On that basis, if Palace are willing to go big in January, then perhaps they should look at bolstering other areas of the pitch, with just one left-back and no right midfielders at the club. \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/crystal-palace/kader/verein/873)\]

***In other news: [‘I will flip’ – Many Palace fans react as ‘class’ transfer news emerges.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-ait-nouri-links/)***