Chelsea transfer news: Josh Acheampong update as Premier League club 'interested' in loan

Crystal Palace are reportedly funny successful signing Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong connected loan.

New Eagles brag Pierre Sage is known to beryllium successful the marketplace for caller centre-backs, with Maxence Lacroix connected the brink of signing for Chelsea.

Former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is already training with the Palace first-team squad successful a bid to gain a deal.

However, portion the Japan planetary would adhd extent to the squad, Sage requires endowment that are susceptible of holding down a regular starting spot.

According to BBC Sport's Sami Mokbel, Palace are funny successful adding Acheampong to their squad.

Palace to propulsion for Chelsea defender Acheampong?

The study suggests that Palace would similar to bring successful the England Under-21 planetary connected a season-long loan.

Chelsea allegedly presumption the 20-year-old arsenic an 'untouchable' subordinate of their squad, and helium made a commencement successful Tuesday's 6-4 triumph implicit Western Sydney Wanderers.

Nevertheless, it remains to beryllium seen whether an unconvincing show volition pb to Xabi Alonso and BlueCo having 2nd thoughts implicit his presumption successful the squad.

Furthermore, Alonso choosing to commencement pre-season with a 4-2-3-1 enactment whitethorn trim the chances of regular crippled clip for Acheampong.

Previously, the cognition had been that helium could enactment up connected the right-hand broadside of a backmost 3 alongside Lacroix and Levi Colwill.

Would Acheampong payment from indebtedness exit?

Although Acheampong has racked up 44 appearances for Chelsea, helium has not been provided with the opportunities that helium needs and deserves.

Even erstwhile Chelsea were losing games nether some Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior successful 2025-26, helium recovered himself retired of the team. On his past 3 league starts against Manchester City, Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea did not lose.

Frustration apt started to creep successful towards the extremity of past season, and hopes are presently precocious that helium tin diagnostic connected a play ground nether Alonso.

On the flip side, if Acheampong is not viewed arsenic archetypal choice, a indebtedness to a Premier League nine wherever helium would beryllium viewed arsenic a cardinal subordinate would beryllium ideal.