Palace's Ordonez deal in doubt as medical reveals worse-than-expected broken foot

Crystal Palace's loan move for Club Brugge centre-back Joel Ordonez is in jeopardy after his medical revealed his broken metatarsal is worse than the club believed, per BBC Sport. Palace, who hijacked Aston Villa's pursuit and agreed a €30m option to buy, must now decide: proceed or walk away before the window shuts on 1 September.