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Axel Disasi will be leaving Chelsea shortly – but once again it will be on loan, with Crystal Palace in talks.
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After months of deadlock and years trying to find him a permanent move, there is finally a breakthrough in the talks to sell Axel Disasi to Crystal Palace.
French football insider Fabrice Hawkins reports that there is a “verbal agreement” between Chelsea and Palace at last. After all that, it will be a loan with no option, not a sale.
“Disasi remains Palace’s priority to replace Maxence Lacroix,” Hawkins wrote.
“Talks now ongoing with the player and his representatives. If an agreement is reached, Disasi will play for Palace this season.”
🚨🇫🇷 Excl – Verbal agreement reached between Chelsea and Crystal Palace for Axel Disasi to join Palace on a paid loan with no option to buy @RMCsport
Disasi remains Palace’s priority to replace Maxence Lacroix.
Talks now ongoing with the player and his representatives. If an… pic.twitter.com/uodXzehZxl
— Fabrice Hawkins (@FabriceHawkins) August 19, 2026
Crystal Palace agree loan deal
Chelsea simply have to hope Disasi plays as well for Palace as he did for West Ham after joining them on loan last season.
He still has two years left on his contract after this season – a perfect moment to sell him, then. This is a bit of a gamble, as if he ends up on the bench it’s bad business. But clearly the permanent offers Chelsea have received haven’t been as good as they had hoped.
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