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Axel Disasi Transfer

Started Last Movement

Will Axel Disasi join West Ham? It looks unlikely. Claret & Hugh reports that Crystal Palace have accelerated their move with a loan-to-buy offer and expects Disasi to choose Palace.

The outlet says the defender wants top-flight football, the clearest obstacle to a West Ham return. No player agreement or completed transfer has been reported.

No-Guff Summary

  • Palace move: Claret & Hugh reports that Crystal Palace have accelerated their pursuit with a loan-to-buy proposal.
  • West Ham obstacle: The same outlet says Disasi wants top-flight football and expects him to choose Palace rather than return to the Championship.
  • No deal yet: The available account does not report a player agreement or completed transfer, while the suggested West Ham loan structure remains speculation.
Development

Disasi returns to Chelsea as West Ham loan ends

Axel Disasi will return to Chelsea after his West Ham loan. The club included him among the players who will not be retained beyond the end of June.

That closes his loan spell and the immediate question of whether he remains at West Ham. It does not settle his longer-term Chelsea future. Leeds were earlier reported to be monitoring the defender, but no new transfer has been agreed.

Sources

  • Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Reports that West Ham will release 10 players at the end of June, including Axel Disasi, Lukasz Fabianski and Adama Traore, alongside six development-squad players and academy scholar Jonathan Unwin.