Published Jul 20, 2026, 4:33 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
Maxence Lacroix: Chelsea in talks with Crystal Palace over signing of France international defender
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Chelsea are in talks with Crystal Palace over the signing of defender Maxence Lacroix. Sky Sports News understands Palace are seeking more than the £55m Tottenham paid for Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton to sanction Lacroix's sale. Palace and Chelsea enjoy good relations at the highest levels and they have done deals for players such as Trevoh Chalobah and Ben Chilwell. Chelsea want to sign a centre-back and ideally any new arrival would be physically imposing and bring Premier League experienc