Crystal Palace are confident of eventually signing West Brom fullback Nathan Ferguson.

Palace were on the verge of signing Ferguson in the January transfer window.

In desperate need of full-back cover, the club sought an agreement with West Brom and Ferguson, agreeing to an £8 million fee which could rise to £11 million.

However, during the medical, Palace discovered a knee injury that they believed would require surgery and keep Ferguson on the sidelines for the foreseeable future.

They tried to renegotiate a lower fee as a result, but a frantic final 36 hours of the window ended in disappointment, reports The Athletic.

Palace have remained interested in Ferguson and are now heavy favourites to sign the 19-year-old at the end of the season upon the expiration of his current contract.