What happened. Chelsea are closing in on a £55m agreement for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix, with talks accelerating after a meeting in New York.

Co-owner Behdad Eghbali and chairman Steve Parish met in New York.
Lacroix cost Palace £18m from Wolfsburg.
Palace are targeting Chrislain Matsima as a replacement.

Palace are also eyeing defensive reinforcements as negotiations continue.

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