MANAGER
Frank De Boer
STAR MAN
Wilfried Zaha
LAST SEASON
14th
TOP SCORER
Christian Benteke (15)
KEY INS
Jairo Riedewald (Ajax, £8m), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea, loan)
Jairo Riedewald
KEY OUTS
Steve Mandanda (Marseille, £2.5m), Fraizer Campbell (Hull, free), Mathieu Flamini (free agent), Joe Ledley (free agent), Zeki Fryers (Barnsley, free)
REASONS TO BE POSITIVE
An attack-minded Frank De Boer will take his Ajax template and unlock the attacking potential of Zaha, Jason Puncheon and Christian Benteke up front.
REASONS TO BE PESSIMISTIC
Liverpool loanee Mamadou Sakho played a huge role in saving Palace last year and without him the defence looks frail.
ONE TO WATCH
Loftus-Cheek. Limited to only six appearances from Chelsea’s bench last season, a loan move to Palace offers the technical but rangey midfielder a chance to prove his worth in the Premier League.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
EXPECTATION
A mid-table finish in De Boer’s first season without the threat of relegation, building on the Sam Allardyce era.
REALITY
May not struggle as much as last year but will be looking over their shoulders in the lower half of the table.