Crystal Palace are being linked with a move for Atalanta centre-back Odilon Kossounou, with the Ivory Coast international reportedly emerging as a defensive target for the Premier League club.
The 24-year-old, currently valued at €25.00m, is the subject of speculation over a switch from Serie A to Selhurst Park, according to data sourced from Transfermarkt. The reported probability of the move is listed as “?”, underlining that talks, if any, are at a very early and uncertain stage and that no agreement between the clubs has been recorded.
Kossounou is on the books at Atalanta, wearing the number 3 shirt, having previously joined the Bergamo side from Bayer Leverkusen after an initial loan spell. With no contract expiry date provided in the available data, there remains scope for further conjecture over his long-term future in Italy and, potentially, the possibility of him becoming a free agent at an unspecified point if no extension is in place.
Born in Abidjan on 4 January 2001, the 1.91m defender has built a reputation as a right-footed centre-back capable of coping with high-level European football. His club career has taken him from ASEC Mimosas in Côte d’Ivoire to Hammarby IF in Sweden, then on to Club Brugge in Belgium before his move to the Bundesliga with Leverkusen and subsequently to Serie A with Atalanta.
His market value has fluctuated significantly over the years, rising from €2.8m at Hammarby in 2019 to a peak of €35m at Leverkusen in late 2023, before settling at €25m with Atalanta as of mid-2025. That trajectory reflects both his development and the shifting assessments of his potential.
If a transfer to Crystal Palace were to materialise, it would mark Kossounou’s first spell in English football and could prove a pivotal step in shaping the next phase of his career and his standing in the European game.
