Axel Disasi set for Crystal Palace medical as Chelsea deal agreed

Standard Sport understands that the defender will undergo a medical with Crystal Palace on Friday ahead of joining on a season-long deal.Chelsea have been keen to ship out Disasi this summer.Disasi impressed on loan at West Ham in the second half of last season, despite their eventual relegation, and had no shortage of suitors this summer as a result.In January, he had also rejected a number of possible avenues out of Stamford Bridge — where he was part of the so-called ‘bomb squad’ — before opting to join the Hammers.West Ham explored a permanent deal for Disasi this summer but are set to miss out to their London rivals, who are heading into their first campaign under new manager Pierre Sage.Disasi’s arrival will help provide cover at centre-back for Palace, who earlier this summer sold c