defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah on a season-long
loan deal.
Fosu-Mensah completed his move on Thursday to
become Frank de Boer's third addition of the
transfer window after the arrivals of Jairo
Riedewald and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
The versatile 19-year-old, who will wear the
number 24 shirt at Selhurst Park, was a youth-
team player at Ajax when De Boer was in charge of
the Eredivisie side.
"The manager spoke to me about coming down to
join Crystal Palace and it was clear that he wanted
me to be part of his squad which as a player gives
you a great feeling straight away," Fosu-Mensah
told Palace's website.
"I must now repay that back by putting in some
good performances for the club.
"I am only 19 years old and still have a lot to learn
and therefore getting the opportunity to play more
games on a regular basis will help my
development."
Fosu-Mensah made his United debut in February
2016 and has gone on to make 21 appearances
across all competitions.
He is under contract with United until 2020 after
agreeing a new deal last season, but will now seek
to gain further first-team experience with Palace.
De Boer said: "Timothy is a player who has great
pace and incredible physical ability.
"In today's game you need players with strength
and speed and is a player who can also play in
midfield.
"I am seeing him in our system as a right centre-
back but he can also play full-back in a 4-3-3."
As they also confirmed the news, United insisted
Fosu-Mensah was "highly regarded" at Old
Trafford and wished him well for the upcoming
season.
Palace begin their Premier League campaign at
home to promoted side Huddersfield Town on
Saturday.
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