Club Brugge → Crystal Palace · Probability 93% · fee €25m–€29m · agreed
Crystal Palace have agreed a loan-plus-obligation deal worth around €30m for Club Brugge defender Joel Ordóñez, 22, hijacking Aston Villa with only a medical to complete.
Stage: Link → Interest → Advanced → Agreed → Corroborated → Here we go
Fabrizio Romano · Fee agreed · “🚨🔵🔴 Breaking: Crystal Palace agree deal to sign Joel Ordóñez from Club Brugge. The player also said yes to #CPFC. Agreement done at fee worth €30m plus add-ons, as @tomaztaecke ”
Pieter-Jan Calcoen · Advanced talks · “Zoals @tomaztaecke meldt: #ClubBrugge nadert een akkoord met #CPFC over een transfer van Joel Ordonez. Aston Villa lijkt dus naast de verdediger te grijpen. Zie @nieuwsbladsport.”
Ben Jacobs · Fee agreed · “Crystal Palace agree a loan with conditional obligation to buy Joel Ordóñez from Club Brugge. Palace will pay around £25m if the deal becomes permanent.🦅 🤝 @alex_crook https://t.”
Fabrizio Romano · Here we go · “🚨🔵🔴 Crystal Palace and Club Brugge have already prepared all paperwork for Joel Ordonez deal on loan with obligation to buy. If Ecuadorian defender passes medical, he’s gonna si”
BBC Sport · Advanced talks · “Palace attempt to hijack Villa move for Ordonez. Crystal Palace have had Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez as a long-term target, while Villa made a move after struggling to agree ”
Fabrizio Romano · Here we go · “🚨🔴🔵 Medical today for Joel Ordóñez at Crystal Palace, crucial step to complete his move. Decision will be based on medical. If passed, Ordóñez will be new #CPFC centre back. htt”
The money
The fee for Joel Ordóñez is reported around €25m–€29m, against a market value of €28m.