🔵 📞 Chelsea continuing to work on Lacroix deal. Remember, they could sign 2 centre backs as Chalobah has interest and other centre backs at Chelsea have options. (@FabrizioRomano)
🚨🔵 Marco Palestra will undergo medical in London on Friday as new Chelsea player.
Travelling to England to seal move from Atalanta as Palestra will sign contract until June 2032 plus option until 2033.
More on Chelsea and Maxence Lacroix.
#CFC have already made an initial enquiry and Lacroix is open to the move.
Profile fits Chelsea’s desire to add height and physicality.
Lacroix one of Chelsea’s primary targets, but multiple names on the list of options, including Como’s Jacobo Ramon.
Crystal Palace now expecting Chelsea to advance things.🇫🇷
🚨🔵 Chelsea have started talks for Crystal Palace centre back Maxence Lacroix. 🇫🇷
Understand #CFC will sign one or even TWO centre backs this summer based also on outgoings.
Chalobah wanted in Italy + Chelsea work on several options.
🎥➕ https://t.co/RNT87ByB3t
🚨🔵 EXCL: Trevoh Chalobah can leave Chelsea this summer and Como send initial official bid for the centre back.
🇮🇹 Understand Inter have also looked at Chalobah among centre back options.
English CB focused on World Cup but UCL clubs keen.
🎥 https://t.co/CuT9rly9uZ
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🚨🔵 Chelsea value Malo Gusto at £75m fee and not actively working to sell the French RB despite signing Marco Palestra.
Man City interest but no bids or club to club talks so far.
🚨🔵 BREAKING: Marco Palestra to Chelsea, here we go! Verbal agreement in place between all parties.
Atalanta to receive package over €55m fee plus sell-on clause, long term deal to Italian talented RWB.
Chelsea hijack Inter move and get new talent for Xabi Alonso.
🚨🔵 Chelsea are finalising details of Marco Palestra deal as the agreement with Atalanta has been reached last night.
Player side being sorted with initial green light and new RWB to come for Xabi Alonso.
🎥 https://t.co/KoCXrxGJNh
🚨🔵 Chelsea have all set to close Marco Palestra deal for fee over €50m, package in excess of €55m.
Atalanta are ready to accept, Italian RWB offered to earn way more compared to Inter salary proposal.
Final green light needed by Palestra — as Inter won’t match the bid.
Il Chelsea sorpassa l’Inter e mette le mani su Marco Palestra.
Pochi dettagli prima della chiusura definitiva.
I Blues ha accelerato nel tardo pomeriggio di oggi offrendo 60 milioni all’Atalanta e un ingaggio da circa 7 milioni di euro totali bonus compresi al ragazzo.
Il club nerazzurro aveva un accordo con il calciatore intorno ai 2,5/3 milioni di euro. La proposta all’Atalanta era di circa 50 milioni di euro.
L’Inter non ha intenzione di rilanciare.
🚨Chelsea are set to sign Atalanta defender Marco Palestra for a fee around £43m. The move is a hijack of Inter’s offer and green-lit by Xabi Alonso. Feeling is that he can play in both wing back and full back positions. Fits within the wage structure.
Palestra is a unique profile. 6ft 2, quick and technically very good. Best defender in Serie A last season and can play both as LWB and RWB. The fact that he is ambipedal is a huge bonus.
This would be a huge indication that Alonso will play with wingbacks and that Gusto will probably leave. Win win……
Make no mistake. This is an Alonso signing if it happens.