Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew will be dipping into the transfer market, but has laughed off the supposed targets touted in the media.

He also fired a shot at former Palace boss Neil Warnock, who this week suggested that QPR striker Charlie Austin would “fit the bill”.

Emmanuel Adebayor, Nathan Redmond and Moussa Dembele have also been linked to the Eagles, but Pardew was also quick to deny the rumours.

He said: “I’ve seen all the names that have been linked with us and not one of them is true.

“In this media savvy world which managers have to be in now, you have to know what exactly is being said and I’ve seen those links.

“We are looking at one or two choices, but the names we’re being linked with are not them. There’s no truth in it.

“If I’m going to bring in a player they’ve got to be better than what I have - what is the point of buying a striker who is not better than what I’ve got?”

He added: “Charlie Austin is of no interest to us. Neil Warnock was a manager here and he didn’t do very well. I’m not really interested in his opinion.”

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When pressed on his targets – or their positions – Pardew remained tight-lipped, but did emphasise the club were in a more comfortable state in terms of bringing in new players.

“We are in a position [as a club] where we can be a little bit more relaxed about transfers,” said Pardew.

“There’s a little bit less of pressure on us, but that’s not to say we’re not in business if we think it’s right.

“[Palace co-chairman] Steve Parish and I are in contact every day talking about the issues we think we have.

“It’s important that [as a club] you’re in touch with the transfer market. We all know the prize [of increased TV money] this summer of staying in the Premier League and all the clubs will be making a move.”

Pardew, whose side face Southampton away in the FA Cup Third Round on Saturday, was also quick to point out that the transfer window is a two-way street, and that some of the Eagles best work has been to tie down players to long-term contracts.

“We’re pretty confident we’ll keep our best players here,” he said.

“One of the reasons we’ve given players new contracts is that we want their hearts and minds here and so far there haven’t been too many rumours about our players going and I hope it stays like that.

“Sometimes these rumours are fuelled by the player’s agents, but if the bid is right, one or two players who are not playing [for us] may move on.”