• Palace to offer initial £27m that could rise to club record £31.5m • West Ham’s James Tomkins expected to complete Selhurst Park move Crystal Palace are hopeful an improved offer potentially worth a club record £31.5m will persuade Liverpool to part with Christian Benteke as Alan Pardew seeks to revamp his squad further before the new Premier League campaign. Related: Crystal Palace submit £25m bid for Liverpool’s Christian Benteke Continue reading…