Crystal Palace has completed the signing of Yohan Cabaye from French champions Paris St-Germain for a club-record transfer fee of £10m. The 29 year old French international has signed a three year deal. The transfer is a club record for Crystal Palace.Palace's previous transfer record was £7m, paid in 2014 to Wigan for 27-year-old Scottish midfielder James McArthur.
It was Palace manager, Alan Pardew, who brought Cabaye to England, when he signed Cabaye from Lille in 2011 during his time as Newcastle boss. Cabaye scored 18 goals in 93 appearances for the Magpies.The France international largely struggled for regular playing time at the star studded French champions, making 13 Ligue 1 starts last season.
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