Crystal Palace management want to keep hold of Yohan Cabaye.

The midfielder's contract is due to expire but under Roy Hodgson he has enjoyed his finest season since he arrived as their £10million club-record signing in 2015.

Hodgson said: "The club are obviously going to have conversations with Yohan, and his agent.

"I've had conversations with him; at the moment, you never know how those conversations are going to go, but what I will say about Yohan Cabaye is he's done a very good job for us this year.

"He's not missed many games, that's for sure; he's played an awful lot of minutes, and we've been successful. It'll be a question of how his negotiations go with the club; he's a really good quality player. He will have other options on the table because players of his quality get offers.

"I'll have to wait and see how that pans out, but from a personal viewpoint I've spoken to Yohan about this. I'm more than happy with what he has done for us in the middle of the field this season.

"He and Luka (Milivojevic, also a central midfielder) have carried a big weight on their shoulders because for long periods of time we haven't really had an awful lot of competition in that area, and they've been forced out there time and time again in very important games.

"He's one of the players that we owe a debt of gratitude to this season because without them we wouldn't be where we are."