Chelsea make Trevoh Chalobah transfer decision amid Maxence Lacroix links | OneFootball

Decisions being made ahead of busy summer for the Blues

Chelsea are ready to sell Trevoh Chalobah this summer as interest in the centre-back grows.

Chalobah was a mainstay in Chelsea’s backline last season, playing 47 games across all competitions, but is not considered untouchable ahead of the arrival of new manager Xabi Alonso.

Standard Sport understands that while Chelsea rate Chalobah highly, and are not actively looking to sell, interest from multiple clubs means the player could depart.

Serie A side Como, managed by former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, are among a number of Champions League teams looking at Chalobah ahead of a potential move for the Cobham graduate.

Alonso is said to be keen on adding a top-level centre-back to partner Levi Colwill next season, potentially leaving Chalobah surplus to requirements.

Trevoh Chalobah

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Reports have recently linked Chelsea with interest in Crystal Palace centre-half Maxence Lacroix.

Despite this, Chalobah was glowing in his assessment of what he thinks Alonso will add when he takes the reins at Chelsea next week.

Asked earlier this week whether Alonso’s standing within the game will help Chelsea’s players buy into his methods, Chalobah said: “Most definitely.

“He’s a manager like that, an ex-player as well, coming in and automatically you can just feel the presence, knowing what he is going to demand, and we are all excited to work with him.”

Chalobah was recently called up to Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured Tino Livramento.