Tag: Lacroix

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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Chelsea transfer news: Henderson, Welbeck, Lacroix – why do Blues want older players now?
28 July 2026 Off

Chelsea transfer news: Henderson, Welbeck, Lacroix – why do Blues want older players now?

By Total Football News

Owner Behdad Eghbali said Chelsea would “tweak” their model and add experience to what he still believes is a strong core of young players, including Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Levi Colwill.

Welbeck joining Chelsea would be another sign of a shift in strategy.

Their move for him follows attempts to sign 33-year-old midfielder Granit Xhaka from Sunderland, with the Black Cats refusing to sell the Switzerland captain.

Although

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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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Football gossip: Tonali, Guimares, Diomande, Lacroix, Onana
26 June 2026 Off

Football gossip: Tonali, Guimares, Diomande, Lacroix, Onana

By Total Football News

Newcastle midfielders Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes are in demand, Chelsea want Maxence Lacroix and Liverpool still chase Yan Diomande.

Arsenal are interested in signing Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 28, from Newcastle this summer. (Mail)

Tottenham have had a second bid rejected for Newcastle‘s Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, with the Magpies wanting about £100m for the 26-year-old. (Mail)

Liverpool‘s latest bid of £100m for

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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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Crystal Palace transfer news: Maxence Lacroix joins from Wolfsburg in £18m deal
30 August 2024 Off

Crystal Palace transfer news: Maxence Lacroix joins from Wolfsburg in £18m deal

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace have signed Wolfsburg centre-back Maxence Lacroix in a deal worth up to £18m.

Palace have been linked with the 24-year-old throughout the transfer window and he joins on a five-year deal.

The former France U20s defender joined Wolfsburg in 2020, made 130 appearances and played under Palace boss Oliver Glasner when he was in charge.

Palace sold centre-back Joachim Andersen to Fulham in a deal worth up to

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