Well, the 24-year-old has not made a single appearance this season due to a thigh injury, although he is close to regaining full fitness.
Chelsea are looking to streamline their bloated squad and are open to selling Chalobah, which has made Crystal Palace sit up and take notice.
The Express state that Crystal Palace are specifically intrigued by the Chelsea No.14’s ability to play in defence as well as in central midfield.
Roy Hodgson has been forced to use Chris Richards in central midfield after Cheick Doucoure suffered a serious Achilles injury, so the Freetown-born player’s arrival would add options in both the defensive department, as well as midfield.
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Crystal Palace fans may recall Chalobah scoring a wonderful goal against us during Patrick Vieira’s first Premier League game in charge, a 3-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
As aforesaid, the Express state that Crystal Palace hold an advantage to sign Chalobah as we can promise regular playing time.
However, the story claims that Thomas Tuchel – who worked with the £17m man at Chelsea – is keen to bring him to Bayern Munich.
Therefore, Dougie Freedman certainly has his work cut out to fend off competition and bring Chalobah – who Ian Wright once compared to Virgil van Dijk – to south London.
Be sure to keep an eye on this situation heading into January, as the Chelsea academy graduate is expected to leave Stamford Bridge.
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