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Eagles interested in taking Dario Osorio on loan from Midtjylland

Crystal Palace have tabled a bid to sign Midtjylland winger Dario Osorio on loan with an obligation to buy.

Standard Sport understands that Palace initially want to take Osorio on loan, with an obligation to pay £24m up front with a further £3.4m in add-ons next summer.

There is at this stage no indication whether Palace’s offer has been accepted but there is confidence from both sides that a deal can be agreed.

Standard Sport exclusively revealed in June that Osorio was the subject of Premier League interest and the 22-year-old is now a late-window target for Palace.

Dario Osorio is the subject of a Deadline Day bid from Crystal Palace

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Palace are also in the hunt for Lyon winger Malick Fofana, but are in a two-horse race for his signature with Sunderland.

Fofana has been granted permission to undergo a medical and has offers on the table from Palace and Sunderland.

Disputes over agent fees are understood to be behind the lack of clarity, and it is as yet unclear whether Fofana will end up at Sunderland or Palace before the end of the window.

A deal for Osorio, meanwhile, looks to be progressing, with the Chilean international keen on a move to the Premier League.

Osorio scored eight goals and produced 10 assists in all competitions for Midtjylland last season.

Palace remain active late into the window, with a number of incomings and outgoings expected to be finalised before tonight’s 11pm BST deadline.