Crystal Palace announce £12.8m signing of Yohan Cabaye from Paris Saint-Germain

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Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Yohan Cabaye
Cabaye has penned a three-year deal at Selhurst Park
The 29-year-old joins the Eagles in a £12.8m deal from Paris Saint-Germain
The move sees Cabaye link up with Alan Pardew once again after they previously worked together at Newcastle
Cabaye is now the club's most expensive signing in their history
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Published: 03:01 EST, 10 July 2015 | Updated: 16:32 EST, 10 July 2015

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Crystal Palace new boy Yohan Cabaye says he is ready to ‘fight’ for manager Alan Pardew with the pair reunited following the midfielder’s club record £10million move from Paris Saint-Germain.

The former Newcastle man will again link up with Pardew, who took Cabaye to St James’ Park in 2011 from Lille.

Cabaye said: ‘I know the manager, I know England and the language and I know the Premier League. I have worked with him (Pardew) before and I’m confident with him.

Crystal Palace have completed the £12.8million signing of Yohan Cabaye from Paris Saint-Germain

Cabaye is pictured having his medical in London on Thursday ahead of his move to the south London side

Cabaye (middle) has signed a three-year deal with the Eagles after leaving the Ligue 1 champions

The 29-year-old successfully completed a medical on Thursday before then putting pen-to-paper

Palace will initially pay £10million for Cabaye (left), with add-ons taking the deal up to £12.8m

Steve Parish: Alan Pardew pivotal in signing Yohan Cabaye

YOHAN CABAYE PROFILE

Previous teams: Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle, Lille.

Nationality: France (38 caps)

Honours: Ligue 1 (2011, 2014, 2015), French Cup (2011, 2015), French League Cup (2014, 2015)

'I just want to do my best for him because he’s made a big effort for me to come here, as well as the chairman, so I have to say a big thank you to them.

‘He is a good manager, he is close to the players, talks to you a lot and gives you plenty of confidence. It makes you want to fight for him and do your best for the team.’ Meanwhile, West Ham have bolstered their defensive ranks with the £8m signing on a four-year deal of Italian Angelo Ogbonna from Serie A champions Juventus.

The 27-year-old, who won two Serie A titles with Juventus, said: ‘I wanted to play in the Premier League and cannot wait to start working for the new manager (Slaven Bilic).’