Lacroix could join Chelsea - L'Equipe

Defender Maxance Lacroix is ​​close to a move from Crystal Palace to Chelsea. According to L'Équipe, the amount of the transfer will be about 55 million euros, although earlier the journalist Nicolo Scira voiced the amount to be 15 million less. The 26-year-old central defender is currently in the squad for the French national team, where he was first called up in March this year. In the final match of the World Cup group stage, Lacroix is ​​expected to start, replacing Salib. If the deal goes through, the defender will leave Crystal Palace immediately after the World Cup.