City Group interested in signing Jake O'Brien from Crystal Palace

While Jake O’Brien has only 12 months left on his Palace contract, the City conglomerate are prepared to offer a long-term deal and place him with Troyes, just relegated from Ligue One.

CITY GROUP: City Group, the multi-club mothership of Manchester City, have lodged serious interest in tempting Cork-born defender Jake O’Brien from Crystal Palace. Pic:Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

City Group, the multi-club mothership of Manchester City, have lodged serious interest in tempting Cork-born defender Jake O’Brien from Crystal Palace.

The centre-back, who recently turned 22 is due to back at Palace after guiding his on-loan outfit RWD Molenbeek into the Belgium top-flight, but he could instead be moving to France.