Crystal Palace complete loan deal for new Chelsea wonderkid

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1 Sep 2026 • 9:18 PM MYT
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Crystal Palace complete loan deal for new Chelsea wonderkid

  • Chelsea have completed the signing of Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor in a deal worth £40 million.
  • Ahanor only turned 18 in February but already has two international caps for Italy after making his debut in June.
  • It has been confirmed that Ahanor is going to spend the season on loan at Crystal Palace before joining Chelsea in 2027.
  • Ahanor could be set to get plenty of game time at Palace after Chadi Riad recently suffered an ACL injury.
  • He could go straight into the Palace team this weekend against Fulham, with the Eagles looking to get their first points of the season after losing their opening two games.

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