Three players Crystal Palace should sell in January

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Roy Hodgson should flog these three players to create the funds for a new Crystal Palace striker.

The form of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha since his return from injury has prompted interest from Arsenal as well as Tottenham Hotspur, according to The Sun.

With their backs against the wall in their relegation battle, Palace could not afford to let the Ivory Coast international leave. But here are three players they should sell in January…

Lee Chung-yong

The South Korean has barely been keeping his head above water at Selhurst Park for several seasons now.

The 29-year-old has only made 10 Premier League starts since joining the Eagles from Bolton Wanderers in January 2015, with his last coming in September’s defeat to Burnley – Frank de Boer’s last game in charge.

His only three appearances for Roy Hodgson have come in the Carabao Cup, and he rarely makes the matchday squad for top-flight action these days. Considering Palace’s shortage of attacking options, that is a surefire sign that he is surplus to requirements.

Jordon Mutch

Mutch is another arrival from January 2015 who has been clogging up the Palace wage bill for far too long.

Four different Palace managers have taken a look at him and none have considered him good enough to be a first-team regular. In fact, Hodgson hasn’t used the 25-year-old at all since being appointed in September.

Yohan Cabaye, Luka Milivojevic, James McArthur, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jason Puncheon offer the midfield depth that would allow Palace to offload Mutch permanently, and there would likely be takers in the Championship.

Jairo Riedewald

The 21-year-old was supposed to be the defender who helped Palace transition into a possession-based team when he was signed by De Boer from Ajax for £7.9m in the summer, fee according to The Guardian.

However, he was out of the side before his Dutch compatriot was out of the door, and Riedewald is yet to find the road to recovery under Roy Hodgson aside from a few substitute appearances as a holding midfielder.

Hodgson has enough defensive depth to cope without Riedewald, who will still have admirers on the continent and could fetch a decent sum that the Eagles could put towards signing the striker they so desperately need.