Crystal Palace are now planning a move for the 30-cap international striker who is in talks to join Man Utd.

Crystal Palace are now considering a summer move for AJ Auxerre striker Lassine Sinayoko, with Jean-Philippe Mateta's future up in the air.

Crystal Palace are looking for a new striker to replace Mateta

It hasn't been the smoothest of seasons for Mateta, given that a move to AC Milan ended in the January transfer window, and he has struggled through injury, missing six Premier League games with a knee problem.

However, the Frenchman has shown glimpses of quality in recent weeks, scoring in the first leg of the Europa Conference League quarter-final against Fiorentina, and netting in a 2-0 win against Newcastle United.

Jorgen Strand Larsen, on the other hand, has not had a good start to life with the Eagles, failing to score in his last five Premier League games, although the Norwegian did manage to score in a 3-1 Europa Conference League semi-final win over Shakhtar Donetsk.

Now there has been a new update on Crystal Palace's summer transfer plans, with a report from Africa Foot (via Sports Witness), revealing that they want to bring in a striker, with Mateta still keen to join a new club this summer.

Palace are open to selling the Frenchman, and they plan to move for a Ligue 1 star to replace them, namely AJ Auxerre's Lassine Sinyoko, who was previously in talks to join Manchester United.

The Eagles' need to bring in a new striker is fueled by the fact that Christantus Uche is set to return to Getafe at the end of his loan spell, without a shock change, after failing to score in 14 Premier League games this season.

On the other hand, Sinayoko has been in Ligue 1, scoring nine goals, while also providing four assists in 30 games.

The Malian international has also established himself at international level, finding the net 10 times in 30 games for his country, and has been hailed as “powerful” by journalist Saikou Seydi.

Palace will do everything possible to win the Europa Conference League

After the 3-0 defeat against AFC Bournemouth on Sunday, Oliver Glasner suggested that the victory against Shakhtar in Poland had taken him out of the side.

“Today the tank was empty. We could see it. The players tried and the second half was much better, it was a game of the same level. The first half was too much. We couldn't find a change from Thursday evening. The players tried, but I could see it in the set plays and the simple mistakes we made.

With Palace competing to win the European Cup for the first time in their history, it is no surprise that their form in the Premier League has dipped, and they have a two-goal advantage over Shakhtar going into the second leg at Selhurst Park on Thursday night.