Pape Souare completes Crystal Palace move

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has announced that Lille full-back Pape Souare has signed a contract with the Premier League club.

The defender underwent a medical with the Eagles earlier after returning from international duty in the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.

Parish announced the deal on Twitter:

Delighted that @papesouare has just this minute signed for #cpfc . A warm welcome from all of us . pic.twitter.com/5sKy5dTPDp

— Steve Parish (@CEO4TAG) January 30, 2015

Souare is the third player to join Palace this week, following the arrivals of Jordon Mutch and Shola Ameobi.