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Lots of Crystal Palace fans have taken to Twitter to react after it was reported by Sky Sports that an £8m bid had been made for Everton midfielder James McCarthy.

The Republic of Ireland international made just one appearance for the Toffees last term, finding game time hard to come by under Marco Silva ahead of names such as Andre Gomes, Idrissa Gueye, Morgan Schneiderlin and Tom Davies.

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McCarthy, 28, signed from Wigan back in 2013 for a fee of £13m, but saw his time at Goodison Park seriously disrupted by a broken leg, which ruled him out for almost a year and saw him miss 39 games as a result.

The 5 foot 11 midfielder is still a safe pair of hands, but some Palace fans seem like he wouldn't represent a good long-term investment at the age of 28, whilst centre-midfield isn't really a position that needs filling at Selhurst Park right now.

Let's see what the Palace fans are saying about the reported bid on Twitter...