Crystal Palace are closing in on signing Niedermeier from Stuttgart
Palace have sealed a £100million buyout but boss Alan Pardew won't be launching a spending spree.
And Stuttgart's Niedermeier - who is available for a cut-price £800,000 - fits the bill as a first January addition.
Niedermeier has rejected Stuttgart's latest contract offer and will become a free agent at the end of the season.
The Bundesliga club are resigned to losing Niedermeier, 29, and could now cash in. Sunderland and Norwich have also declared and interest in Niedermeier.
But with Niedermeier not keen on a relegation scrap, Palace are the favourites for his signature.
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