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Crystal Palace Train Free-Agent Tomiyasu Amid Lacroix Exit

7/28/2026

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Crystal Palace are training former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu as a free-agent summer target.
Tomiyasu arrived in Como this week and could feature in a friendly.
He became a free agent after his six-month Ajax contract ends in 2025-26, following knee surgery in February 2025.
Palace expect to lose Maxence Lacroix as Chelsea completes a £52 million deal and are eyeing Chrislain Matsima or Chibuike Nwaiwu.

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Crystal Palace are training former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu as a free-agent summer target.
Tomiyasu arrived in Como this week and could feature in a friendly.
He became a free agent after his six-month Ajax contract ends in 2025-26, following knee surgery in February 2025.
Palace expect to lose Maxence Lacroix as Chelsea completes a £52 million deal and are eyeing Chrislain Matsima or Chibuike Nwaiwu.