Palace boss Warnock explains Jordan meeting (From This Is Local London)

Palace boss Warnock explains Jordan meeting

9:52am Tuesday 24th November 2009

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Neil Warnock insists he is under no pressure to sell some of his Crystal Palace stars in the January transfer window.

The Eagles' financial problems have been well documented and it is rumoured chairman Simon Jordan has brought in First Artist Sport, a company of football agents he has stakes in, to help offload some of his top performers.

Warnock met with Jordan in London last Wednesday but the Yorkshireman denied a player exodus was on the agenda.

"I have not been told I have to sell players," he said.

"It was a meeting we have every few months and we just talked about general things that's all.

"We all know it is difficult at the minute financially so I was just seeing if I could help and what needed to be done."

Stories have also come out suggesting out of contract trio Shaun Derry, Clint Hill and Danny Butterfield had been given permission to start talking to other clubs but Warnock denied this as well.

"I have not given them permission to talk to anyone," he said.

"We have got to know where we are before we offer contracts but they know I want them to stay.

"I am not too concerned about that at the moment though and they are footballers so will look after themselves either way."

Meanwhile, Ryan Smith is back in training having missed last week to look after his sick mother.

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