CRYSTAL Palace boss Tony Pulis has been linked with a move for Irish full-back Brian Lenihan.
The 20-year-old, who plays in his homeland for Cork City, has been watched by scouts from a number of big clubs, including Man Utd, Arsenal, Spurs, and Celtic.
But Palace have emerged as the favourites to snap up the promising defender - and it is understood they and Hull City have already had bids rejected.
Cork boss John Caulfield is quoted as saying: "The official situation is that we received two bids and both have been rejected. One of the clubs has come back to us and we're in negotiations with them but there's still quite a bit of work to do.
"Do I think that he'll be gone across channel in the next couple of weeks? I believe that he will, and we have to make sure that we get the proper deal and Brian does too."
