Leeds United want a fee if Shaun Derry joins Crystal Palace on a permanent transfer.
Derry's loan spell at Selhurst Park is due to end this weekend and the midfielder has said he has no wish to return to Leeds after a much- publicised fall-out with manager Dennis Wise.
Wise was furious with Derry when he refused to answer an SOS and cut his Palace loan short to help solve a shortage of midfield players at Leeds earlier this month.
Now the rift appears to be irreparable.
Palace could seek to take over Derry's contract without paying Leeds a transfer fee but Wise said: "I have spoken to Palace's manager Neil Warnock, and our chief executive Shaun Harvey will be talking to Simon Jordan to try to sort out a fee.
"I am not bothered whether Shaun Derry comes back or not, though I would like to sit down with him and discuss a few things. I am still disappointed in him."
* The kick-off time of Leeds United's home game against Walsall on Saturday, March 22, has been changed from 3pm to 5.20pm as the match has been chosen for live coverage by Sky.
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