Statement from Brendan Guilfoyle, joint administrator of Crystal Palace football Club and partner in The P&A Partnership of Sheffield and Leeds

The future of Crystal Palace Football Club is dependent on the administrators raising millions of pounds to enable the club to complete its fixtures for 2009/10 season.

One of the options for the administrators is to sell players during the transfer window. Independent football agents appointed by the administrators to assist with player sales have reported that there is a great deal of interest from clubs wanting to buy Victor Moses.

A sale of Victor Moses could assist the administrators in securing the future of the football club.

Brendan Guilfoyle, joint administrator, said: "I could not sleep last night worrying that Victor might be injured in the forthcoming match against Newcastle which could jeopardise the future of this long-established club.

"I therefore took the tough decision to instruct the manager that Victor Moses was not available for selection tonight. The manager was very disappointed."

No sale of Victor Moses has been agreed but once firm offers are received, Brendan Guilfoyle says his football agents will be in touch with the player's agent.