Crystal Palace officially announced the arrival of Chelsea Exile Ben Chilwell on a loan agreement For the rest of the season.
Enzo Maresca clearly said that there was no space in his team for Chilwell at the start of the season. The Italian is up to his word, putting a total of 45 minutes on the back of the left of 28 years in all competitions. Chilwell did not even appear in one of the club’s first league match teams, and even less to get on the field.
Palace, fresh by inflicting another home loss on Manchester United this weekend, agreed with a six-month loan for Chilwell, who still has a contract in Chelsea until June 2027.
Oliver Glasner teased the arrival of Chilwell before his team rejects United to Old Trafford on Sunday. “I expect another signature on a position where we have only one player playing with his good foot there,” said the boss of the palace BBC Sport. “Let’s see who it will be.”
After the injury at the end of the season at Chadi Riad, Tyrick Mitchell was the only backfield in Palace before Chilwell’s arrival.
The palace not only made movements on the day of the deadline, but rejected them. The Eagles would have been offered 70 million pounds sterling by the rivals of London Tottenham Hotspur for the captain of Club Marc Guehi. The central central rear spent most of last summer in the transfer of intrigue from Newcastle United only to stay in Selhurst Park – which will remain its land for the rest of the season.
Chilwell has not started a Premier League match since he capitalized Chelsea in a 2-2 draw with Brentford on March 2024 – more than 11 months ago. It remains to be seen how long it will take the winner of the Champions League to regain the full fitness of the match, but he would be eligible to appear in the draw of the FA Cup of Palace with Doncaster on Monday.
“I am very happy to be here,” said Chilwell on the club’s official website. “Crystal Palace is a club that goes in a big direction. You look at the last months, with the results and how the team is playing, and it was obvious to make the decision to come here.”
