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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans react to Maksimovic links"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-04-03T07:15:37Z"
modified: "2021-04-03T07:15:37Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans react to Maksimovic links

**Several Crystal Palace fans have been giving their thoughts to the club’s interest in Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic.**

According to [Area Napoli](https://www.areanapoli.it/calciomercato/maksimovic-crystal-palace-in-contatto-con-ramadani-non-solo-inter-e-roma_412974.html), the Eagles have been in touch with the centre-back’s agent ahead of a potential free transfer to Selhurst Park.

The [Serbia international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-maksimovic/profil/spieler/124715), valued at [£10.8m by Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-maksimovic/profil/spieler/124715), will be a free agent when his contract expires in the summer and it seems as if Palace want to secure his services ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.

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The [report](https://www.areanapoli.it/calciomercato/maksimovic-crystal-palace-in-contatto-con-ramadani-non-solo-inter-e-roma_412974.html) claims that Palace are actually looking to sign three centre-backs in the upcoming window, with Maksimovic firmly on their radar.

Maksimovic, 29, is approaching [100](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-maksimovic/leistungsdaten/spieler/124715) appearances for Napoli, with [26](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nikola-maksimovic/leistungsdaten/spieler/124715) of those coming during the current campaign.

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### Palace fans react

[@cpfc\_xtra](https://twitter.com/cpfc_xtra/status/1377652852286427137?s=21) shared [Area Napoli](https://www.areanapoli.it/calciomercato/maksimovic-crystal-palace-in-contatto-con-ramadani-non-solo-inter-e-roma_412974.html)’s report on Twitter on Thursday evening.

It didn’t take long for some Palace fans to give their thoughts on a potential deal, with a few addressing the average age of the squad and one describing Maksimovic as ‘awful’.

**“He’s a good free agent that frees up money for other areas. Have to remember Kelly, Cahill and Dann are out of contract. Kouyate might also move back to CM next season”**

[Credit: @ReeceJMT](https://twitter.com/ReeceJMT/status/1377653049146105859)

**“Bringing the average age down”**

[Credit: @s\_cpfc](https://twitter.com/s_cpfc/status/1377653213537705988)

**“awful signing given the age mate”**

[Credit: @cpfcharlie0](https://twitter.com/cpfcharlie0/status/1377653403367714822)

**“Bring down the squad age una”**

[Credit: @DrizzyCPFC](https://twitter.com/DrizzyCPFC/status/1377654000942727170)

**“30 in November… I suppose technically it brings the average age down, but not sure it’s exactly what most of us had in mind.”**

[Credit: @Szuumm](https://twitter.com/Szuumm/status/1377653400284897280)

**“Nah, too old”**

[Credit: @TheGoverner99](https://twitter.com/TheGoverner99/status/1377672087221985288)

***In other news: Many CPFC fans react as fresh managerial links gather pace, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-further-dyche-links/).***