He was heavily linked with Southampton in January, but former Crystal Palace boss Frank de Boer has revealed he wanted to sign Spartak Moscow winger Quincy Promes during his time in charge. 

The Dutchman was reportedly the subject of interest from the Saints last month, but no deal was agreed for him to make the move to the Premier League. 

However, de Boer has revealed to Russian publication Sport Express that he wanted to sign Promes when he was in charge of the Eagles, but was told that Palace could not afford him, having broken their transfer record the previous season when signing Christian Benteke.