Rudge Said: "We want to improve the side, so have a few positions to fill. We are talking to other players, but centre-back is clearly a priority."
"We have been to the PFA offices to look at the list of players who are available and there will be a few more looking for clubs," Rudge added.
"The best players will be all right and those with two or three clubs interested in them will look at their best options."
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"We would be interested in signing Ade because I think he would do well here, but I would say it was out of the question.
"Palace would want a fee as he still has two years left in his contract and I do not think many First Division clubs would be in a position to take him."
Palace signed Akinbiyi only last year for a fee of £2.2M, something which would be highly reduced now but Akinbiyi would also need to be willing to take a drop in salary of up to 3 quarters of his current earnings.
Ade is believed to be earning 4 times more than City's top paid player and financial constraints mean his signing would be unlikely.