Chelsea poised to sign Michael Olise from Crystal Palace for £35m

Pochettino is also looking for a goalkeeper after loaning Kepa Arrizabalaga to Real Madri while winger Hakim Ziyech has interest from a club in Turkey.

BLUES BOUND: Michael Olise is set to join Chelsea. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Chelsea are set to sign Michael Olise after activating the Crystal Palace forward’s £35m release clause. Olise wants to join Chelsea, who are also putting the finishing touches to Roméo Lavia’s move from Southampton, and those deals would take the club’s net spend this summer to about £175m.

Olise is expected to be sidelined with a hamstring injury until at least the end of September, and the move will depend on the France Under-21 international passing a medical. He would provide Mauricio Pochettino with more options in attacking midfield.