James Tomkins is preparing to leave Crystal Palace. After eight years with the club, the defender will depart this summer. Tomkins wore the captain's armband for Sunday's 5-0 defeat of Aston Villa.
Crystal Palace are ready to enter new contract talks with a raft of players. With Palace safe from the drop, the Eagles are focusing on securing players to new deals.
Crystal Palace caretaker boss Paddy McCarthy praised James Tomkins for his performance in defeat at Arsenal. McCarthy revealed that Joachim Andersen, who pulled out of the starting XI during the warm-up and was replaced by Tomkins, suffered a calf muscle injury.