Overview
- Takehiro Tomiyasu is training with Crystal Palace and was included as a trialist on the bench for the club’s Como Cup friendly, which took place on Tuesday.
- Palace have opened talks over a permanent deal and media reports say a broad agreement on personal terms exists but any contract depends on a satisfactory fitness and medical assessment.
- Tomiyasu’s recent seasons were disrupted by repeated knee problems that required surgery and long rehab, so Palace medical staff are treating availability as the primary risk.
- The interest in Tomiyasu forms part of a wider defensive rebuild after Maxence Lacroix’s expected move to Chelsea, with Palace also exploring targets such as Chrislain Matsima, Nathan Zeze and Raphael Le Guen and reported talks for Matsima currently stalled.
- Other Premier League clubs have been linked to Tomiyasu and, if signed on a free transfer, he would offer tactical versatility and experience while posing a reliability risk that could force Palace to sign additional defensive cover.