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Chelsea could sanction two first team outgoings before Deadline Day on Monday.
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Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace could look to snap up two Chelsea first team defenders ahead of Deadline Day with the Blues open to selling to their Premier League rivals.
Axel Disasi is a target for Spurs with Ange Postecoglou still dealing with a squad blighted by injury. Micky Van de Ven and Cristian Romero have missed large parts of the season, often leaving 18-year-old midfielder Archie Gray having to fill in at the heart of defence.
Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano provided an update on Disasi's future, with the player also linked with a move to Aston Villa. Taking to social media platform X over the weekend, Romano wrote: "Axel Disasi has been approached by Tottenham as they’re insisting for new centre back. Disasi already agreed personal terms with Aston Villa and he’s now expected to make a decision soon. Up to the player."
Chelsea defender to choose between Tottenham and Aston Villa
Having been rejected this week by Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel, Tottenham Hotspur will hope not to see another target failed to be tempted by the project in North London. Disasi, who was snapped up from Monaco for £37 million in 2023, would arrive with plenty of Premier League experience, having played 37 times in the top flight.
Blues manager Enzo Maresca was asked if Disasi, alongside Tosin Adarabioyo, could leave this month and said: “At the moment they are both us. The intention is not to allow them to go, but we are in January and anything can happen.”
Meanwhile, Chelsea full-back Ben Chilwell could make the short move across the Thames and to Crystal Palace with Oliver Glasner's side having approached their top flight rivals over a potential loan deal. Romano wrote: "Crystal Palace have approached Chelsea for Ben Chilwell loan deal, talks ongoing. Discussions started also on player side, as @TheSecretScout_ reports. Deal on."
Chillwell has struggled for opportunities under Maresca and has played just once this season, afforded 45 minutes in the Carabao Cup against Barrow. His exit from Stamford Bridge would not come as a surprise with the Blues boss confirming the defender is free to leave.
It was thought that Chilwell, who was signed from Leicester City for £50 million in 2020, could be given minutes in the FA Cup third round match against Morecambe but Maresca was not tempted by that act of goodwill. He said: "I didn't discuss with Ben about that. I don't need to discuss with him, just as I don't need to discuss with Cesare. Probably for them it's better to act like the way we want to act tomorrow for them.
Enzo Maresca on Ben Chillwell future
“I think Ben wants to play since we start, not only tomorrow,” Maresca added. [But] we started six months ago and unfortunately for my decision, he didn't get minutes. Now, to give him a chance in the last game [before] probably he can leave, I think it's useless."
Providing an update on the Crystal Palace January transfer window this week, Oliver Glasner said: “We planned two signings. We have one, with Romain Esse, and we are still working on the second one. Monday the window closes, and I am pretty confident that we will get this deal done.
“It started this week that we said we have to look [in defence] because in the centre we have five positions and we have just three [players] at the moment. We said we will look for a centre-back. But we will just do something that makes sense for us.
"It’s not that we need it immediately, because Adam [Wharton] coming back means Jeff Lerma can play with Nathaniel Clyne, who did excellently at the end of last season. We have several options in the team. But we are looking. If there is a good opportunity, we will try to do it. If not, we trust in all our players like we always do. Let’s say ideally two signings, but at least one.”
In other news, Arsenal and West Ham are set to be beaten to the signing of a Premier League marksman by rival Aston Villa.