Crystal Palace have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2022/23 season with Cheikhou Kouyate’s number eight shirt from last season left vacant.
The Senegalese became a free agent when his contract with Palace expired at the end of July. The Eagles had been in talks with Kouyate about extending his stay but there has been no confirmation over an agreement.
Kouyate was also missing from Palace’s squad for pre-season tours in Singapore and Australia and his exclusion from the squad numbers list would suggest the 32-year-old will not play for Palace next season. Kouyate was reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad, according to Football Insider, but there has been very little talk of where the midfielder will ply his trade next term.