Crystal Palace make offers for Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix and Benfica star Tomas Araujo – after Oliver Glasner’s side agreed a £30m deal with Fulham for Joachim Andersen

Crystal Palace have made a £12million bid for Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix and a bid for Benfica defender Tomas Araujo.

The duo’s move comes amid a summer of changes within the Selhurst Park defence.

Palace have agreed the sale of Joachim Andersen to Fulham for £30million and are expecting a fresh bid from Newcastle for Marc Guehi.

Eddie Howe’s team have already had several bids rejected for Guehi, with Palace valuing the England international at £65million.

Guehi and Andersen have generally been the club’s first defensive duo in recent seasons, although Palace manager Oliver Glasner has also deployed the duo in a three-man defence in recent times.

Crystal Palace have made a £12million bid for Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix, 24

They have also made a bid for Benfica centre-back Tomas Araujo as they look to strengthen their defence

Joachim Andersen is set to join Fulham, while Marc Guehi’s future at Palace remains uncertain

Lacroix comes from France and was signed by Oliver Glasner when he was manager of Wolfsburg.

The 24-year-old has since made more than 100 appearances for the German club after coming through the Sochaux youth academy.

Araujo, 22, is an international with Portugal Under-21 and had a breakthrough year at Benfica last season.

Palace lost their opening game of the Premier League season 2-1 to Brentford on Sunday, with Guehi and Andersen both starting at the back despite speculation over their futures.