Transfer # Maxence Lacroix: Chelsea in talks with Crystal Palace over signing of France international defender Sky Sports News understands Crystal Palace are seeking more than the £55m Tottenham paid for Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton to sanction Lacroix's sale; the 26-year-old joined the Eagles from Wolfsburg in 2024 By James Savundra and Kaveh Solhekol Monday 20 July 2026 21:28, UK 
Image:Maxence Lacroix has made 98 appearances for Crystal Palace - Share on Facebook - Share on X - Share on WhatsApp - Share by email 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. - Transfer Centre LIVE! | Chelsea news & transfers 🔵 - Got Sky? Watch Chelsea games LIVE on your phone 📱 - Not got Sky? [sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink) or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 - Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 Chelsea want to sign a centre-back and ideally any new arrival would be physically imposing and bring Premier League experience. Chelsea have raised around £130m from sales in this window and more players are set to leave. In defence, players who could move on include Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Malo Gusto and Axel Disasi. ### Rogers arrives for medical ahead of record-breaking move Morgan Rogers arrived for a medical with Chelsea on Monday morning, which you can exclusively watch below, ahead of completing a British-record £117m move from Aston Villa. ### Sign up for Sky Sports push notifications 
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