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Chelsea will complete a deal for Trevoh Chalobah to join Serie A side Como \u2018in the next few hours\u2019, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Blues finished last season in tenth place in the Premier League with Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior both sacked in a turbulent campaign at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Chelsea<\/strong> are now set to begin next season without European football and there are worries that they could lose some of their best players this summer.<\/p>\n Marc Cucurella is so far the only big-name departure with the Spain international leaving the Blues to sign for Real Madrid in a deal worth around \u20ac50m.<\/p>\n Reports have suggested that all of Chelsea\u2019s other star players like Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro are untouchable this summer as they look to push up the table.<\/p>\n Chelsea have so far completed five new signings<\/strong> with Geovany Quenda (\u00a344m, Sporting CP), Denner (\u00a38.65m, Corinthians), Dastan Satpaev (\u00a32m, Kairat Almaty), Emmanuel Emegha (undisclosed, Strasbourg), Marco Palestra (\u00a349m, Atalanta) all joining.<\/p>\n READ: Chelsea\u2019s transfer priority and ideal signing as Xabi Alonso era begins<\/strong><\/p>\n Their next transfer could be an outgoing, though, with Italian journalist Daniele Longo insisting that Chelsea are looking to wrap up the sale of Chalobah to Como soon.<\/p>\n Longo posted on X<\/em>: \u2018Como, important steps forward for Chalobah: aiming to close in the next few hours for 31\/32 million euros.\u2019<\/p>\n Before Italian website All Juve<\/em> revealed that a deal for Chalobah is \u2018almost done\u2019 after Como moved past Inter Milan to close in on the signing of the Chelsea defender for \u20ac32m (\u00a327m).<\/p>\n Como have managed to \u2018gain the upper hand\u2019 over Serie A rivals and have now moved into a position where they are set to \u2018seal the deal\u2019 and the transfer can \u2018be considered all but finalised\u2019.<\/p>\n Chelsea will look to bring in a replacement with Crystal Palace\u2019s Maxence Lacroix at the top of their list of centre-back targets.<\/p>\n READ: Alvarez or Kroupi to Arsenal? Top 10 available strikers includes Man City and Chelsea stars<\/strong><\/p>\n Reporting on a potential deal for Lacroix, Romano said on his YouTube channel<\/strong>: \u201cI want to return on a name I made here at the end of June and remains on Chelsea shortlist, and it\u2019s the name of Maxence Lacroix.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea are still working behind the scenes on the deal for Maxence Lacroix. He\u2019s in the list. He\u2019s one of the most appreciated centre-backs at Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea contacts already took place on club side and on agent side. So, Chelsea remain very keen on Maxence Lacroix.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea want to add one centre-back, could be two, based on exits, and Maxence Lacroix is one of the players, who remains on the very top of their list.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Chelsea \u2018increases offer\u2019 to \u00a3106m for dream Arsenal target as Alonso \u2018changes the conversation\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nMaxence Lacroix to Chelsea?<\/strong><\/h2>\n