Chelsea Chase Lacroix as Palace Seek Defenders | Chelsea F.C. News

Chelsea are reportedly eyeing Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix as a top summer target, with the French defender aware of the interest and potentially open to a Stamford Bridge move — despite Palace’s reluctance to sell, given his strong performances since Marc Guehi’s departure. Meanwhile, Chelsea are also looking to offload Trevoh Chalobah, who rejected a £22m bid from Como. Palace, meanwhile, are actively shopping for defenders, with talks underway for Toulouse’s Charlie Cresswell — setting up a high-stakes transfer chess match across both clubs as they juggle defensive reinforcements and departures. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/024bf35004fc5e29