Crystal Palace face competition from Fulham for Swansea City manager Steve Cooper.

Cooper is a top target for Palace after a deal for Lucien Favre fell through.

But The Sun says Fulham are expected to part ways with boss Scott Parker in the coming days via mutual consent.

Parker, 40, is then set to take over at Bournemouth.

Fulham are refusing to pay Parker a penny in severance pay as he nears an exit away.

Swansea gaffer Cooper would then be eyed up by the West Londoners to replace the former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder.

And Fulham would pay the compensation figure for Cooper and his team, which is only £3.5m for a Championship club — £1m less than if a Premier League side took him.