Crystal Palace have included former defender Pape Souaré in their Under-23’s pre-season preparations, as he steps up his bid for a new playing opportunity [Crystal Palace FC Official].

Most recently, the Senegal international was on the books of French side Troyes, though is now a free agent after leaving the club [Transfermarkt].

Now searching for a new environment to ply his trade, he has come back to London in order to gain fitness ahead of a potential new move.

Though the agreement looks to be purely for training purposes, official Eagles communications have detailed that having a senior pro amongst the ranks of the development squad has had an extremely positive impact on the younger Palace roster [Crystal Palace FC Official].

In light of this, loads of Crystal Palace diehards took to Twitter to share their delight at the recent news.

Crystal Palace FC fans react:

Replying to the Crystal Palace FC Official Twitter account, here is what some fans had to say about the Souaré situation, with one supporter calling it 'excellent news':

"Yessss"