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Honest Ahanor to spend season at Crystal Palace before move to Chelsea

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Chelsea has announced the signing of Honest Ahanor from Atalanta for £40 million, with the 18-year-old defender set to join the club in 2027 after spending the upcoming season on loan at Crystal Palace.

Chelsea has confirmed the signing of 18-year-old Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor for £40 million. However, he will officially join the London club only in 2027.

Journalist Nizaar Kinsella shared the details:

Chelsea has announced the signing of Honest Ahanor from Atalanta for £40 million. He will formally join Chelsea only in 2027, while the upcoming season will be spent on loan at Crystal Palace.

This structure allows Ahanor not to be counted as a player on loan from Chelsea to Crystal Palace, as Premier League rules restrict the number of loans between two clubs to one player.

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Аристократ

2026-09-01 15:19

And then he will go for the rentals because the kid is nothing special... a familiar scheme for 40 million. And Komar will go there too...

Mishka_Sakhalin

2026-09-01 15:29

Well, who knows, maybe he'll perform well at Palace and join the club in the summer. We need to see what this young lad is like.

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