RUMOURS: Allardyce given £20m to spend in January

New Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce will be handed £20 million to spend in the January transfer market, according to the Daily Star.

The ex-England boss was confirmed at Selhurst Park on Friday and intends to spend the winter strengthening his squad to earn Premier League survival.

Allardyce had already submitted a list of names to club chairman Steve Parish as part of the interview process and the 62-year-old is understood to want four new players, with a midfielder and a defender topping the list.