Roy Hodgson is not ruling out loaning out Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham in the January transfer window.
The Palace forward has been linked with a loan move to Championship , with Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City and Nottingham Forest all named as potential suitors for the 26-year-old.
Wickham has featured seven times for Palace this season in all competitions, scoring one goal in the 1-1 draw with Norwich City in the Premier League on New Year's Day.
But his opportunities have been limited in recent seasons under Roy Hodgson, with Wickham battling back from a succession of injuries following a serious knee injury sustained in 2016.
And amid interest from the Championship over a possible loan spell for the former Ipswich Town and Sunderland striker, Hodgson admits that is something the Eagles will need to discuss with Wickham.
"When it comes to Connor it is really a question about him," Hodgson said, speaking at his pre-match press conference.
"It has been a long time since he has been able to play regularly. He was recovering from a serious injury and then picking up other injuries.
"This season, we have not had that with him. But he has had to accept others are playing in front of him.
"I think for his future, he needs to get a run of games. I might not be able to guarantee him that, but I must emphasise he trains well, he is very professional, and if he stays [at Palace] that is no problem. You can’t have too many front players.
"After scoring at Norwich and being heavily involved in our equaliser at Manchester City, he is feeling quite good about himself.
"I have nothing against him staying, but it is a discussion the club will need to have with him about if it is better for him to be the first name on a team sheet somewhere else, which I can’t guarantee him."
