Crystal Palace join race to sign Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu from relegated Southampton

Premier League side, Crystal Palace is the latest club to join the race to sign Ghana defender, Mohammed Salisu this summer.

Despite a brilliant start, Salisu was relegated to the bench due to injuries.

Southampton, however, were relegated over the weekend following their 2-0 home defeat against Fulham at the Saints Mary's.

With the summer window getting close, Palace have identified the 24-year-old as a top target.

Salisu joined the Saints from Real Valladolid in the summer transfer window of 2020 and has since become a key player for the team.

Salisu made his Southampton debut on 11 February 2021, six months after signing for the club, playing the full 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 FA Cup away victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers as Danny Ings and Stuart Armstrong scored a goal each to send Southampton through to the quarter-finals of the competition.

He made 22 appearances and assisted one goal in the Premier League this season.

Salisu could not feature in Ghana's back-to-back games against Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers played in March due to injury.