Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell is set to join Premier League rivals Crystal Palace on loan for the rest of the season.

Crystal Palace are set to sign Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell on loan for the rest of the season, sources have told ESPN.

Palace’s primary target heading into January was 20-year-old El Hadji Malick Diouf of Slavia Prague. But after a £12.5million bid was rejected and further talks stalled, the Eagles decided he was too pricey and pursued other options.

Ben Chilwell is set to join Crystal Palace on loan and finally end his Chelsea nightmare – but Paul Merson has one concern over the transfer. The left-back has played just 45 minutes of football this season – as a sub in a Carabao Cup match – after being exiled from Chelsea’s first-team by Enzo Maresca.

Crystal Palace have expressed an interest to sign Ben Chilwell on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season. Chelsea have made Chilwell available for transfer or a loan since last summer. He is not part of Enzo Maresca’s plans and has played just 45 minutes this season,

Ben Chilwell will have a medical at Crystal Palace on transfer-deadline day ahead of a six-month loan from Chelsea.

Chilwell has only played once for Chelsea this season and Enzo Maresca said in August it would be 'better' for him to leave.

Ben Chilwell’s time at Chelsea appears to be coming to an end, at least temporarily. Struggling for game time under The post Ben Chilwell set to leave Chelsea for Crystal Palace first appeared on Africa Top Sports.

Ben Chilwell is set to move to Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the season after the Eagles agreed a deal with Chelsea. The England international will move across London on transfer deadline day,