Crystal Palace have leapfrogged Tottenham in the race to sign Lyon centre-back Joachim Andersen, according to Mike McGrath of The Telegraph.

And, as to be expected, a number of Palace supporters have been sharing their thoughts to the news on social media.

McGrath claims that Palace have now joined the race for the 25-year-old and are the favourites to sign the defender.

Spurs were monitoring Andersen, who spent last season on loan at Fulham, but now appear to be more focused on other defensive targets, opening the door for Palace.

Patrick Vieira has already brought in Marc Guehi from Chelsea to bolster his defensive ranks, and landing Andersen would be viewed as a transfer coup by those in charge at Selhurst Park.

Palace fans react

Both @cpfc_xtra and @CPFCtransfersHQ shared The Telegraph’s claims regarding Andersen on social media. This is what these Eagles fans had to say in reply, with one describing it as ‘the dream’.

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