Fulham agree £30m deal with Crystal Palace for Joachim Andersen, while Eagles remain keen on ex-France Under-21 defender as possible replacement

Fulham have agreed a fee of £30m including add-ons with Crystal Palace for defender Joachim Andersen.

Last week, Mail Sport reported the west London side tabled a second offer, worth an initial £25million and an additional £5m in add-ons. 

They have now upped the offer and a deal between both sides for 28-year-old Denmark star Andersen has been struck. 

Andersen's centre-back partner Marc Guehi has been a target for Newcastle, who have had multiple bids rejected for the £65m-rated England international. 

The Magpies are now monitoring Liverpool's Joe Gomez as a possible alternative and earlier in the window, Palace chairman Steve Parish conceded that it would be unlikely that the club would sell both Andersen and Guehi. 

'I can't imagine a situation where we would lose both of our centre-backs', he told the BBC. 

'We have got to sit and think about the right thing to do. 

'If both of them are still here at the end of the window I wouldn't be surprised.' 

Palace remain keen on Wolfsburg's Maxence Lacroix and Andersen's impending departure could accelerate a move for the Frenchman. 

Andersen and Guehi have been at the centre of the defensive structure at Palace for a number of years, with the latter moving to the club the same summer as his team-mate.

The Dane played for Fulham on loan from Lyon in the 2020-21 season, before arriving at Selhurst Park.