Chelsea are assured that they’ve received the race to signal Michael Olise from Crystal Palace, 90min understands.
90min lately reported that Olise had attracted curiosity from Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis through the summer time switch window following an eye catching 2022/23 marketing campaign with Palace.
Final season, Olise grew to become the primary Palace participant ever to file greater than 10 Premier League assists in a single season as he led the south London membership to security alongside fellow younger expertise Eberechi Eze.
Regardless of the curiosity from the Premier League’s prime two of final season, sources have now confirmed that Chelsea imagine they’ve received the race for Olise’s signature. Olise’s youthful brother, Richard, can be presently on the books and the Blues’ robust relationship with the household has helped with the Blues’ bid to signal the proficient France Below-21 worldwide.
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As a result of a ‘mechanism’ in his Crystal Palace contract, Olise is on the market for simply £35m this summer time – a small payment for a proficient teen with confirmed Premier League expertise.
Palace have already moved to attempt to exchange Olise, in addition to Wilfried Zaha who left as a free agent to affix Galatasaray, as 90min understands that the membership are near sealing a deal to signal Brazilian teen Matheus Franca.
The south Londoners are set to pay an preliminary £17m plus £8.5m in add-ons with the intention to signal the younger attacking midfielder. Key to negotiations over Franca has been Palace’s co-owner John Textor’s connections in Brazil, with Textor additionally being a co-owner of Brazilian membership Botafogo.
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