Crystal Palace 'to miss out on £21m Genoa star Christian Kouame' after he suffered serious knee injury for Ivory Coast Under 23s

  • Christian Kouame suffered a ruptured ACL on international duty this week
  • Reports in Italy claimed Genoa had reached an agreement with Crystal Palace
  • The 23-year-old is set to discover the severity of the injury this weekend 

Christian Kouame's ruptured ACL has seemingly wrecked his proposed move to Crystal Palace in January, according to reports in Italy.

The Genoa star suffered the serious knee injury during Ivory Coast Under 23s' clash with South Africa on Friday.

He is set to discover the severity of the injury this weekend, but initial prospects are gloomy.

Christian Kouame has been in fine form for Genoa this season with five goals in 11 games

Christian Kouame has been in fine form for Genoa this season with five goals in 11 games

And this has appeared to curtail any chance of a move to Selhurst Park.


The two teams already had a £21million agreement lined up for the winter window, according to Sportitalia.

Kouame turns 22 next month and was enjoying a strong season at Genoa.

He has scored five times in 11 Serie A matches so far. 

He is believed to have suffered a ruptured ACL playing for Ivory Coast Under 23s this week

He is believed to have suffered a ruptured ACL playing for Ivory Coast Under 23s this week

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