Steve Mandanda to Crystal Palace: Latest Transfer Details, Reaction and More

Crystal Palace confirmed the signing of Olympique de Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda on Friday, with the 31-year-old penning a three-year deal at Selhurst Park. 

The Eagles welcomed Mandanda to the club on their Twitter page:

Per Richard Harvey in the Sun, Everton and Chelsea were both also interested in the France back-up goalkeeper.

Mandanda is with the France national squad at Euro 2016, playing as a reserve to Tottenham Hotspur's Hugo Lloris.

He is immensely experienced and has won the Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year award four times, more than any other player, per Squawka.

According to French football writer Matt Spiro, there are many in France who argue he is even better than Lloris:

Meanwhile, Ligue 1 writer Andrew Gibney credited Mandanda with propelling Marseille to a fourth-place finish last season:

Palace already have goalkeepers Wayne Hennessey, Julian Speroni and Alex McCarthy on the books, but Mandanda is sure to take the No. 1 spot given his immense quality.

Per WhoScored.com's Ben McAleer, he is a vast improvement on what Eagles boss Alan Pardew has to call on between the posts:

Palace only narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League last season after a big drop in form midway through the campaign.

However, if they can make a few more additions of Mandanda's quality, they will be aiming for a top-10 finish at worst in 2016-17.