{"id":22864,"date":"2026-07-30T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22864"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T10:56:17","slug":"crystal-palace-take-former-arsenal-defender-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22864","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace take former Arsenal defender on trial"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Takehiro Tomiyasu celebrates for Arsenal after a Tottenham own goal last season (Photo by Clive Rose\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Takehiro Tomiyasu could be on the verge of an unexpected Premier League return after training with Crystal Palace.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Chelsea\u2019s move for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix has yet to be finalised \u2013 but that\u2019s not stopping Palace getting into gear to replace the Frenchman.<\/p>\n

A BBC Sport report today today from Sami Mokbel claims that Crystal Palace have held talks with former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, and could potentially sign the free agent in the coming days.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been training with Pierre Sage\u2019s team, and was named on the bench for their friendly against Lens yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is understood a broad agreement on terms is in place should Palace head coach Pierre Sage decide to sign the versatile defender,\u201d Mokbel wrote. Sage is looking to play a back three, and Tomisayu is being highlighted as someone who could play on the left of that three.<\/p>\n

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Tomisayu won\u2019t be the only player Palace sign. They\u2019ve already made a \u20ac30m bid for Chrislain Matsima of Augsburg, and have been linked with interest in a loan for Chelsea youngster Josh Acheampong.<\/p>\n

If they are indeed looking to regularly play a back three, they will need bodies, and it wouldn\u2019t be shocking to see Tomiyasu, Matsima and Acheampong all join, especially if there are further departures from the first team.<\/p>\n

Interest in Brest centre back Raphael le Guen has also been reported, although so far that doesn\u2019t seem to have really got going, and we\u2019ve yet to hear of concrete bids going in.<\/p>\n

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