Eagles swoop for Cahill

Crystal Palace today began the quest to ensure their stay in the Barclays Premiership will not be a brief one by agreeing a £2m (€3m) fee for Millwall’s highly-rated Australia midfielder Tim Cahill.

The 24-year-old, who netted the match-winning goal for the Lions in their FA Cup semi-final against Sunderland at Old Trafford in April, has yet to agree personal terms and pass a medical, but it is a positive move by last season’s First Division play-off winners.