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Fabrizio Romano has revealed whether Arsenal will now hijack Chelsea\u2019s next big-money move after Morgan Rogers put pen to paper at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
For much of the summer transfer window, Morgan Rogers appeared on course to join the Premier League champions. Arsenal<\/strong> made great strides in discussions with the player, but their reluctance to pay top dollar swung the door wide open for Chelsea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Unlike Arsenal, the Blues weren\u2019t shy in putting mammoth sums on the table, and when offering \u00a3117m without add-ons, Aston Villa<\/strong> quickly and predictably said yes.<\/p>\n On Monday night, Rogers not only passed his Chelsea medical, but signed his six-year contract that contains a club option for a seventh year.<\/p>\n With Rogers now banked and becoming the most expensive British player of all time, Xabi Alonso and BlueCo are going full steam ahead for Maxence Lacroix.<\/p>\n Alonso may well deploy a back three at various stages during his spell in west London, meaning the need for more top quality options at centre-back will be greater at Chelsea than other clubs.<\/p>\n France international Lacroix is the player Chelsea are moving for, though over the weekend, reports claimed Arsenal could gain a measure of revenge for the Rogers hijack by hijacking the Lacroix deal themselves.<\/p>\n Part of the reason why Arsenal are in the market for a new centre-back is due to William Saliba suffering a back injury at the World Cup.<\/p>\n The issue may require surgery to fix, and if that\u2019s the option Arsenal choose, Saliba could reportedly miss four-five months while recuperating.<\/p>\n When taking to YouTube<\/em> on Monday night, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano revealed what he knows about Lacroix\u2019s future, and whether the Arsenal rumours are for real.<\/p>\n He explained: \u201cFor Lacroix Chelsea remain in absolutely active and concrete talks with Crystal Palace<\/strong>,\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAll parties involved are talking, the ownership, agents of the player\u2026 I\u2019m told that reports over the weekend of Arsenal getting involved at the moment are not true.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Arsenal will jump into it, I\u2019ll let you know, but at the moment the player is fully focused on joining Chelsea.<\/p>\n READ NEXT:<\/strong> <\/em>Arsenal accelerate shock \u00a377m signing of Spanish World Cup winner<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cLacroix is open and keen on joining Chelsea, and the deal is now in the hands of the two clubs about the transfer fee.\u201d<\/p>\n Romano finished his update by declaring Chelsea are now pushing hard to seal a club-to-club agreement with Palace as soon as possible.<\/p>\n Regarding cost, numerous reports have stated Palace value their 26-year-old centre-back at \u00a355m after using Jan Paul van Hecke\u2019s \u00a352m transfer from Brighton to Tottenham as a guide.<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS:<\/strong> <\/em>The Caicedo, Wirtz and Pogba transfer records which will be smashed when Rogers joins Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nMaxence Lacroix heading to Chelsea or Arsenal?<\/strong><\/h2>\n