Stepanenko is said to have been a summer target for Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace are considering another move for Taras Stepanenko in January, according to The Sun.
The newspaper claims Palace missed the chance to sign Stepanenko, who plays as a defensive midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk, in the summer transfer window.
But it adds the Eagles have now been informed he will be allowed to leave the Ukrainian champions when business resumes.
Stepanenko would have cost Crystal Palace around £8 million, according to The Sun, although it is unclear if that remains the case.
He is described as being “renowned for his excessively physical approach” and it is speculated that as a youngster he trained as a combat fighter.
Roy Hodgson recently added two new central midfielders – James McCarthy and Victor Camarasa – to his Crystal Palace squad.
Neither, however, is particularly known for his physicality.
Stepanenko has been with Shakhtar since 2010 and has 54 caps for Ukraine.
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