Crystal Palace are desperate to sign speedy French centre-back Maxence Lacroix this summer amid Joachim Andersen’s pending departure, but according to Kicker, they are still a long way off from VFL Wolfsburg’s valuation.
Lacroix, 24, was a target for Crystal Palace for much of the summer transfer window, amid interest in Marco Guehi and Andersen, and they are now doing all they can to secure his services despite being some distance away from the Bundesliga side. valuation.
The Frenchman has entered the final year of his contract with Wolfsburg, which makes his market value lower, and was the subject of a £14m bid from Palace, but that offer fell well short of Wolfsburg’s value of the player, and the Selhurst Park outfit will need to raise their bid significantly , if he wishes to secure his services.
Wolfsburg are also now less willing to move Lacroix after dropping out of the race to sign Liverpool defender Sepp Van den Berg, who was seen as Lacroix’s potential successor.
Palace “Pushing” for Lacroix Signature
The Eagles are looking for a replacement for Andersen
Crystal Palace spent most of the summer transfer window chasing the services of Maxence Lacroix and now face the need to upgrade their offer for the Frenchman if they are to bring him to the Premier League.
With Marc Guehi the subject of interest from many in the upper echelons of England, and Joachim Andersen edging closer to a return to Fulham, the need to provide a new defensive option for Palace is becoming increasingly apparent.
Although Lacroix has been their target for some time, their initial understanding that they could secure a deal for under £20m has been hit hard with Wolfsburg failing to sign Liverpool’s Van den Berg this summer, it is understood as a replacement, allowing the 6-foot Lacroix to step out.
Wolfsburg “Refuses to talk” to the first offer
The German side will not sell Lacroix as cheaply as thought
With Van den Berg not moving to Germany, Palace are likely to struggle as Lacroix is considered “very popular”. There is a widely accepted belief that the Frenchman will be a replacement for Joachim Andersen, which Kicker confirms with the statement that Oliver Glasner is going “full-on” for the 24-year-old.
Glasner already has an established working relationship with Lacroix from their time together at Wolfsburg and is trying to bring him to Selhurst Park.
Reports suggest a bid of £14m has been made, but it won’t be enough. It was labeled as insufficient to start a “real basis for negotiations”, or in other words, Wolfsburg will not accept this price at all.
What price will bring them to the table is yet to be seen, but Crystal Palace are pushing hard to reunite with Glasner this summer.