Crystal Palace signs Pape Souare from Lille

London - Crystal Palace signed Senegal defender Pape Souare from French club Lille for an undisclosed fee on Friday.

Eagles chairman Steve Parish announced the deal on his Twitter feed, saying: "Delighted that papesouare has just this minute signed for cpfc. A warm welcome from all of us."

Souare headed straight to London to complete his switch to the Premier League club after Senegal's early exit from the African Cup of Nations this week.

The 24-year-old full-back is new Palace manager Alan Pardew's third signing of the week after the arrivals of Jordon Mutch and Shola Ameobi.

Mutch has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract and Ameobi has joined until the end of the campaign.