Crystal Palace are reportedly considering a bid for Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah as a potential replacement for Newcastle United target Marc Guehi.
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- Chalobah left out of Chelsea pre-season tour
- Newcastle eye big-money move for Guehi
- Palace consider signing Blues man as replacement
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WHAT HAPPENED?
According to , Chalobah and Wolfsburg's Maxence Lacroix are of interest to Palace – with the latter previously working under Eagles head coach Oliver Glasner. The report adds the former France Under-20 international is in the last year of his contract, while Chalobah may be available for approximately £25 million ($31.7m).
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Chalobah has been in limbo ever since being left out of Chelsea's pre-season tour to America, but their defensive issues have not gone away with his exclusion. A fresh start may be the best thing for his career, while Palace are looking to prepare themselves for a season without Guehi – who is nearing a move to Newcastle. The Eagles need to be careful, however, after already selling star winger Michael Olise to Bayern Munich earlier this summer.
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DID YOU KNOW?
According to the report, Chalobah will continue to train away from Chelsea's first-team squad with the club's youngsters following their return from America. The 25-year-old Blues academy product turned down a move to Nottingham Forest last year and still has four more years left on his Stamford Bridge contract.
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WHAT NEXT?
With the Premier League season getting underway in less than two weeks' time, if Chalobah does leave Chelsea, he will want to make a move as soon as possible – particularly with the summer transfer window shutting on August 30.
