The Crystal Palace boss has called for reinforcements with Ismaila Sarr set to leave on Africa Nations Cup duty for Senegal

Oliver Glasner “needs” a new forward for Christmas - but the Crystal Palace boss fears he will be too busy to buy his wife Bettina a present this December.

The Austrian saw an unbeaten five-match run end with a 2-1 UEFA Conference League defeat in Strasbourg on Thursday night.

And the FA Cup winner has now called for squad reinforcements with Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr set to miss up to a month at the Africa Cup of Nations. The tournament starts in Morocco on December 21.

Asked if he would like a new attacker in January, Glasner said: “I think we need to. Ismaila Sarr will also leave us, he’s the only player who makes runs in behind, who tests the profile. READ MO

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