Ordonez Palace move in doubt after medical

A broken metatarsal is worse than expected, putting the Ecuador defender's loan switch at risk.

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What happened. Joel Ordonez's move to Crystal Palace has hit complications after his medical revealed his broken metatarsal is worse than initially believed, and Palace are deciding whether to proceed.

• Palace had agreed an initial loan with option to buy.
• The 22-year-old is recovering from a broken metatarsal.
• Palace signed Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea on Wednesday.

Palace are accelerating efforts to sign another centre-back after Chadi Riad's injury.

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