Chelsea add £50m defender to summer shortlist as Arsenal join transfer race

New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso is keen for reinforcements at centre-back (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly weighing up moves to sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix this summer.

Palace’s £15million deal for Lacroix has proven to be a shrewd piece of business following his arrival from Bundesliga side Wolfsburg two years ago.

Oliver Glasner played a central role in coaxing Lacroix to the Premier League having previously worked with the centre-back at Wolfsburg, and the pair would go on to lift the FA Cup, the Community Shield and the E...