{"id":15282,"date":"2026-07-08T05:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15282"},"modified":"2026-07-08T05:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:39:05","slug":"chelsea-continue-contacts-over-maxence-lacroix-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15282","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea continue contacts over Maxence Lacroix transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Maxence Lacroix in action for Crystal Palace against Manchester City (Photo by Naomi Baker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea are reportedly continuing in transfer contacts over Crystal Palace central defender Maxence Lacroix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The France international has shone during his time at Selhurst Park and Fabrizio Romano now has a new update on the Blues\u2019 pursuit of the player.<\/p>\n<p>Lacroix has previously been linked strongly with Chelsea by French newspaper L\u2019Equipe, who have stated that a \u20ac55m (\u00a347m) agreement could already be more or less wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his YouTube channel in the video post below, Romano says that Chelsea are continuing in their efforts to land Lacroix, though he also stressed that we would have to be patient as Palace only agree to sell their stars when the deal is right\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 UNITED DREAM! TCHOUAMENI: TWO FACTORS! DOMINO EFFECT! CHELSEA BID SOON, ANDREY ON, BALEBA\u2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KlPLwo9HPgc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Still, he said Chelsea are \u201cpushing\u201d to get a deal done for Lacroix, and Palace bringing in a replacement for him in defence could also be a key point in this saga.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">preferred source on Google<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>  to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Maxence Lacroix is just the signing Chelsea need in defence<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea have focused a lot on signing talented young players under this ownership, but a more proven and established player like Lacroix would be ideal for what this squad needs right now.<\/p>\n<p>CFC have issues in defence, with the likes of Trevoh Chalobah and Tosin Adarabioyo surely not good enough, while Wesley Fofana and Levi Colwill have had injury problems.<\/p>\n<p>Lacroix\u2019s form at Palace has been superb, and there\u2019s surely no reason he can\u2019t make the step up to playing for an even bigger club.<\/p>\n<h2>Who else is in the race for Maxence Lacroix?<\/h2>\n<p>For the moment, it sounds like by far the strongest links are with Chelsea, though at one point the Daily Mail also mentioned Liverpool\u2019s interest in 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