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Chelsea are moving to sign another Premier League star after smashing their transfer record to bring in Morgan Rogers for \u00a3117 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n Having missed out on European football last season, the Blues are not messing around this summer and a major rebuild under new manager Xabi Alonso is well underway.<\/p>\n Chelsea signalled their intent for the new season by agreeing a deal to sign England and Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers.<\/p>\n Rogers had reportedly been on the verge of signing for Premier League champions Arsenal before Chelsea hijacked the deal and had a bid accepted.<\/p>\n The former Manchester City academy player looks to become Chelsea’s third major addition this summer, following on from the arrivals of Geovany Quenda and Marco Palestra.<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>Arsenal pulled out of Morgan Rogers transfer over key demand before Chelsea hijack<\/strong><\/p>\n But Chelsea’s spending is anything but done as reports claim they have opened form talks for another Premier League player who featured in the World Cup.<\/p>\n According to Ben Jacobs, they west London outfit are in discussions for Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix.<\/p>\n Lacroix joined Palace from Wolfsburg in 2024 and helped the Eagles win both the FA Cup and Conference League in a fairytale run under Oliver Glasner.<\/p>\n But after close to 100 appearances for Palace, Lacroix looks set to move on to pastures new following a debut World Cup with France.<\/p>\n It’s claimed that Palace, who have offloaded many of their top players for huge fees in recent times, value Lacroix at a minimum of \u00a355 million.<\/p>\n The South London side have set their asking price after seeing Netherlands defender Jan Paul van Hecke join Spurs from Brighton for a similar amount.<\/p>\n As was the case in their pursuit of Rogers, Arsenal are also said to be interest in Lacroix.<\/p>\n Lacroix went to his first World Cup as back-up to the first-choice pairing of William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano.<\/p>\n He ended up making three appearances for Les Bleus as they finished fourth, starting games against Norway and England and coming on as a sub for the injured Saliba in the semi-final loss to Spain.<\/p>\n Prior to Alonso taking the job, Chelsea also agreed deals for Denner, Dastan Satpaev and Emmanuel Emegha.<\/p>\n According to Faktor, Alonso wants to raid his former club by going after Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid Kerim Alajbegovic, who also starred at the World Cup with Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n His incredible strike against Qatar saw become the youngest player to score from outside the penalty area since detailed data collection began in 1966.<\/p>\n He only recently returned to Leverkusen in March after they activated a buy-back clause to re-sign him from Red Bull Salzburg.<\/p>\n But Alonso is a huge fan and could sanction a move<\/p>\n In terms of outgoings, Chelsea are said to be open to offers for five of their players – including Alejandro Garnacho, Benoit Badiashile, Axel Diasi and Liam Delap.<\/p>\n On the flipside, Reece James, Cole Palmer, and Levi Colwill, Moises Caicedo, Joao Pedro, Estevao and Josh Acheampong are all seen as indispensable at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chelsea are moving to sign another Premier League star after smashing their transfer record 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is the latest on Chelsea’s transfer business?<\/h2>\n