Former Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham defender William Gallas has stated that he could have played for a fourth club in London by signing for Crystal Palace.
Following his release by Tottenham in 2013, Gallas left England to join Australian side Perth Glory but the Frenchman has now revealed that he could have played for a fourth club in London by joining Crystal Palace after departing White Hart Lane.
In an interview in the September edition of FourFourTwo, Gallas said: "I think my agent actually did talk with [West Ham], but I am not 100 per cent sure.
"What I clearly recall, though, is that I had a meeting with Crystal Palace in the summer of 2013. Ian Holloway was manager at the time and we met at the training ground to discuss a deal, but it didn't come off in the end.
"During the same summer I tried to go back to Marseille, to offer them my experience, but they didn't offer me a deal despite me saying that I would halve my salary.
"I also spoke to Claudio Ranieri, who was the manager of Monaco. He seemed happy to sign me but later explained that the board had ruled it out. In the end I signed for Perth Glory."
Source: tribalfootball.com