Neil Warnock hopes to add up to four new faces to his squad at Crystal Palace before Monday’s transfer deadline, with a bid lodged for the Queens Park Rangers defender Armand Traoré and reinforcements to be targeted up the spine of the team.

There is interest in the Norwich City forward Gary Hooper, QPR’s Adel Taarabt and the Ipswich Town New Zealand defender Tommy Smith, as well as the Wigan midfielder James McArthur, whose £7m move to Leicester City has broken down.

Palace have already signed their former winger Wilfried Zaha on a season-long a season-long loan from Manchester United and he will be available for selection at Newcastle on Saturday. The south London club have also secured Yannick Bolasie on a new three-year contract.