Atalanta are in the process of selling Honest Ahanor to Chelsea and letting him join Crystal Palace on loan.
That’s according to Gianluca Di Marzio, who covers the latest about the Blues and Crystal Palace.
Chelsea already made strong push
Three days ago, La Dea sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli confirmed talks with Chelsea for the 18-year-old. At that time, he said the next few hours are crucial for his transfer.
Last week, we relayed news the English club’s plan is to send him on loan to another Premier League side.
Gianluca Di Marzio reports the centre-back is about to join Chelsea for around €48m. He will spend this season on loan at Crystal Palace.
Honest Ahanor will be in London in the ‘next few hours’ to finalise his move to Selhurst Park.
Specific Chelsea agreement key for Crystal Palace
Gianluca Di Marzio, in another report, covers the details of the agreement between Xabi Alonso’s side and Atalanta.
The specific agreement is key for Crystal Palace to secure the defender’s services on loan.
Chelsea and the UEFA Conference League winners have already done business in this window.
The Eagles allowed Maxence Lacroix to complete a permanent move to Stamford Bridge and signed Axel Disasi on loan from the Blues. The Premier League regulations won’t allow a team to sign two players on loan from the same club.
Therefore, the details of the agreement between Alonso’s side and La Dea are vital for the Italy international to join the Eagles on loan.
To ‘circumvent the issue’, meaning the league regulations, Chelsea will have a preliminary agreement with Atalanta for Honest Ahanor to arrive next summer. This allows the Serie A side and not the Blues to send him on loan to Crystal Palace.
The Italy international will soon travel to London to carry out medical tests with Pierre Sage’s side.
Last summer, Ahanor joined Atalanta from Genoa and made 35 appearances in his debut season.
