Chelsea have signed Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor in a deal reportedly worth £40 million ($54 million), with the transfer completed on Tuesday. The post EPL: Chelsea agree deal to sign Atalanta’s Ahanor, loan him to Crystal Palace appeared first on The Sun Nigeria .
Chelsea have signed Atalanta defender Honest Ahanor in a deal reportedly worth £40 million ($54 million), with the transfer completed on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old, however, will spend the 2026/27 season on loan at Crystal Palace before linking up with Chelsea in 2027.
Ahanor will therefore remain in the Premier League with Palace after making the move from Serie A, where he featured for Atalanta.
He made 22 league appearances for Atalanta last season having moved from Genoa a year ago, making his debut for Italy in a friendly against Luxembourg in June.
The move to UEFA Conference League winners Palace will mean the teenager will get Premier League experience as cover for Chadi Riad, who ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament against Everton.
“I’m very happy to be here and to be a part of this great family,” Ahanor told Palace’s website.
“To be at one of the best clubs for young players in the Premier League is something which makes me grateful and excited.”
Alongside a photo of Ahanor holding up a Chelsea shirt, the Blues said on their website: “Chelsea has agreed a deal to sign Italian international Honest Ahanor from Serie A side Atalanta, with the defender officially joining in 2027.
“Ahanor, 18, made 35 appearances for Atalanta last campaign, his first season in Bergamo having arrived from Genoa in July 2025, and his excellent form at club level saw him earn his first two senior appearances for the Italian national team back in June.”
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