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Crystal Palace Sign Japan Defender Tomiyasu on Free Transfer

8/6/2026

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Crystal Palace will sign Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu on a free transfer after a trial.
Head coach Pierre Sage must decide Tomiyasu’s role in a three-centre-back system, likely on the left.
Palace trust Tomiyasu’s ability after spells at Arsenal and Ajax despite his knee history.
Palace are also considering winger Solly March and a loan for Chelsea’s Josh Acheampong and Brest defender Raphael Le Guen, though Chelsea has not agreed.

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Crystal Palace will sign Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu on a free transfer after a trial.
Head coach Pierre Sage must decide Tomiyasu’s role in a three-centre-back system, likely on the left.
Palace trust Tomiyasu’s ability after spells at Arsenal and Ajax despite his knee history.
Palace are also considering winger Solly March and a loan for Chelsea’s Josh Acheampong and Brest defender Raphael Le Guen, though Chelsea has not agreed.