Palace close to signing Esse

Crystal Palace are closing in on the signing of Millwall forward Romain Esse.

Two sources with knowledge of the deal say it is close to being done after the Eagles showed interest in the 19-year-old early in the window.

Sources at Millwall have acknowledged that Palace are front of the queue when it comes to getting a deal done with a number of teams interested in Esse's services.

Millwall manager Alex Neil spoke about Palace's interest in Esse earlier this week and said it would take 'significant money' for the Eagles to complete a signing this month.

There has been interest in England U20 forward Esse for a while and he signed a new deal with the Lions in August.

Esse has five goals and one assist in 25 games for Millwall this season.

Palace are looking to sign a left wing-back and an attacker during this transfer window and alongside Esse have shown an interest in Liverpool loanee Ben Doak.