Overview
- Multiple outlets say Lacroix is expected to have played his final Selhurst Park match on Sunday, May 24, with journalist Fabrice Hawkins posting that a transfer is “scheduled.”
- Liverpool and Chelsea have been named among the Premier League clubs monitoring Lacroix, though no bid or club has publicly confirmed a move.
- RMC Sport is reported to have set a minimum opening price of about €40 million for negotiations, reflecting Palace’s negotiating leverage given Lacroix’s contract through 2029.
- The 26-year-old has told people close to him that he prefers a club qualified for next season’s Champions League, a factor said to be central to his decision.
- Lacroix’s rise — rejoining coach Oliver Glasner from Wolfsburg, key Premier League form, a France call-up and a place in the World Cup squad — has raised his market value and could force Palace to reinvest if they sell.