Dominic Solanke’s proposed loan move to Crystal Palace has fallen through.
The Liverpool Echo have confirmed the news, after it looked highly likely that Solanke would trade Anfield for Selhurst Park until the end of the season.
The report claims that Palace weren’t convinced the 21-year-old “was fit enough to make an immediate contribution.”
Solanke has been struggling with a muscle issue in recent weeks and has not made a single appearance for Liverpool this season.
Speaking about the decision, Palace manager and former Reds boss Roy Hodgson said:
It is a club decision. We were interested, I think he is a good player.
It turns out there are complications, other factors involved in it, and the club decided in the end it was not the right moment for us to be doing it.
I do feel a little bit disappointed for the player because I think at one stage he made up his mind in our favour. So it looked as if it was going to work out, but it didn’t work out in the end.
These are things you accept as a manager because there are always elements that are beyond a coach’s control.
Liverpool will still try and offload Solanke in the January transfer window, with several clubs keen on him, including Brighton, Fulham and Huddersfield.
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