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Chelsea have reportedly become ‘confident’ of avoiding an issue over Michael Olise’s release clause as they attempt to sign the Crystal Palace star.
Chelsea made contact with Palace on Thursday over a potential transfer for the highly-rated Englishman who can play as a right winger or attacking midfielder.
The only problem for Chelsea is that Olise is understood to have a £60m release clause – which they cannot trigger – as it only applies to Champions League clubs.
That is a worry for Chelsea given that Newcastle United and Bayern Munich have also been in contact with south London club Palace over Olise’s availability while Manchester United and Manchester City are also rumoured to be interested.
Chelsea, though, are now confident that they will not have to pay more for Olise than a Champions League club, according to The Telegraph.
That comes after new discussions with Palace amid ‘confusion’ over Olise’s release clause – and it’s important to note that Chelsea are still the favourites to land him.
Chelsea firmly believe that their failure to qualify for the Champions League will not result in them having to pay a premium.
The west Londoners are also thought to be open to offering players to Palace as part of a swap deal to bring Olise to Stamford Bridge.
It is understood that Trevoh Chalobah, Armando Broja, Cesare Casadei are among the players Chelsea may offer to Palace as part of their plans to sign Olise.
Palace could potentially enquire about Noni Madueke, too, although it remains to be seen if Chelsea would be happy to sanction his exit.
Chelsea’s ‘mission’ is to agree personal terms with Olise and then for him to go to Palace and ask for the move to happen, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
Olise has conjured up a total of 16 goals and 25 assists across 90 games for Palace since he arrived at Selhurst Park from Reading in 2021.
He has long been associated with Chelsea having played in the club’s youth ranks, before he was poached by City’s academy and then ended up at Reading.
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