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Jean-Philippe Mateta: What does future hold after Crystal Palace contract claim?
24 August 2026 Off

Jean-Philippe Mateta: What does future hold after Crystal Palace contract claim?

By Total Football News

Indeed, sources suggest there is some sympathy with Mateta, even in the light of the contractual dispute, amid a feeling the striker could have been advised differently, though supporters on social media have been far less compassionate towards him.

Employment lawyer Libby Payne said: “It is possible to argue that the terms of the option are inherently unfair and therefore void, although the threshold for this is high and such

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Evangelos Marinakis: Nottingham Forest owner suing Crystal Palace for defamation after banner at Selhurst Park | Football News
11 August 2026 Off

Evangelos Marinakis: Nottingham Forest owner suing Crystal Palace for defamation after banner at Selhurst Park | Football News

By Total Football News

Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace for defamation, after a banner was unfurled at Selhurst Park last season showing the Nottingham Forest owner holding a gun to the head of Morgan Gibbs-White.

The flag was displayed last August, shortly after Gibbs-White’s failed move to Tottenham, which resulted in him instead signing a contract extension at the City Ground.

The banner also made lurid and unsubstantiated references to the Greek billionaire’s

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Chelsea sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix in £52m deal
30 July 2026 Off

Chelsea sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix in £52m deal

By Total Football News

Chelsea have signed France’s World Cup defender Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace for £52m.

The 26-year-old, capped seven times by France, has penned a contract at Stamford Bridge until 2032.

The Frenchman joined Palace from Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in 2024 for an initial £15.5m and became a regular under Oliver Glasner last season.

Lacroix made 55 appearances in all competitions as Palace won the Uefa Conference League, the club’s

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Takehiro Tomiyasu: Crystal Palace hold talks over free transfer
29 July 2026 Off

Takehiro Tomiyasu: Crystal Palace hold talks over free transfer

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace have held talks with Takehiro Tomiyasu over a permanent contract that would mean the defender returning to the Premier League.

Tomiyasu is training with Palace and was named as a substitute in the pre-season friendly versus Lens on Tuesday.

And the Japan international is understood to have held discussions over a permanent deal with Palace that would mean the 27-year-old joining on a free transfer.

It is understood

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Crystal Palace consider Raphael le Guen as Maxence Lacroix’s Chelsea move edges closer
24 July 2026 Off

Crystal Palace consider Raphael le Guen as Maxence Lacroix’s Chelsea move edges closer

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace are interested in signing Brest centre-back Raphael le Guen.

The 19-year-old defender is on the Eagles’ radar as Maxence Lacroix’s move to Chelsea edges closer.

Le Guen made his debut for Brest in the 2025-26 season and made six appearances in Ligue 1

The teenager started the final four matches of the campaign which included games against Paris St-Germain and Strasbourg.

Palace have had success in signing young

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Chelsea transfer news: Maxence Lacroix deal agreed with Crystal Palace
24 July 2026 Off

Chelsea transfer news: Maxence Lacroix deal agreed with Crystal Palace

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix is set to join Chelsea on a long-term contract after the clubs reached agreement on a deal for the player.

BBC Sport reported on Tuesday that both clubs had held positive talks over a move for the France international, with Palace seeking about £60m for the centre-back.

An agreement has now been reached between the two clubs, with personal terms not believed to be an

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Maxence Lacroix transfer news: Chelsea agree deal to sign France defender from Crystal Palace | Football News
24 July 2026 Off

Maxence Lacroix transfer news: Chelsea agree deal to sign France defender from Crystal Palace | Football News

By Total Football News

Chelsea have agreed a deal with Crystal Palace to sign Maxence Lacroix.

The 26-year-old defender has given permission to finalise the transfer for a fee in the region of £51m.

Sky Sports News understands Chelsea have given Palace the chance to discuss signing one of their defenders available for transfer during talks.

There has been interest from other clubs in Axel Disasi, Trevoh Chalobah and Benoit Badiashile.

Palace

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Chelsea in pursuit of Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix amid Trevoh Chalobah interest
24 June 2026 Off

Chelsea in pursuit of Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix amid Trevoh Chalobah interest

By Total Football News

Further complicating matters is Como’s interest in Chalobah, as they look to bolster their defence rather than weaken it, with the England international open to a move to Italy.

Ramon is also still linked to former club Real Madrid through various clauses, while the Spanish side have made Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez, valued by the Blues at £120m, one of their key targets this summer. Fernandez is known to be

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Millwall fined £45,000 by FA for disability chanting in Crystal Palace tie
9 March 2026 Off

Millwall fined £45,000 by FA for disability chanting in Crystal Palace tie

By Total Football News

Millwall were sanctioned in October 2023 following abuse with “express or implied reference to religion” towards James McClean while he was playing for Wigan.

They were then fined £15,000 in June last year for homophobic chants aimed at Crystal Palace left-back Ben Chilwell during their FA Cup tie in March 2025.

Both times they had an action plan imposed with the aim of ensuring incidents did not occur again and

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