Yannick Bolasie signs new Crystal Palace deal

Crystal Palace have announced that Yannick Bolasie has agreed a new deal with the club.

The winger had been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur during the summer, but the North London club did not follow up their interest in the player.

However, Bolasie has now put pen to paper on a new three-and-a-half-year contract with the Eagles, a development that manager Alan Pardew has described as "good news".

Pardew told the club's official website: "This is a good news story for the football club, to secure this guy. Not only is he an exciting guy who the fans love, he's a great person and a great character. Unspoilt really by the fame and success he has had.

"If I can make him even better then that's good security for the football club.

"I've said all along this guy needs to deliver the final moment and when he does that he won't be here for three and half years or whatever it says on that contract. My first priority is to secure him to develop him. And if I can develop him and take this club forward that's great."

Palace travel to Watford in the Premier League on Sunday.