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title: "Chelsea turn down £20m offer from Palace for Reece James"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2019-07-21T10:59:33Z"
modified: "2019-07-21T10:59:34Z"
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# Chelsea turn down £20m offer from Palace for Reece James

Chelsea have rejected a £20m bid from Crystal Palace for talented youngster Reece James this week.

[According to The Mirror, via HITC](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/07/21/report-crystal-palace-see-20m-reece-james-bid-rejected-by-chelse/), Chelsea have turned down Palace’s offer as they look to keep hold of the right-back next season.

The report claims that Chelsea are unwilling to let James leave due to the current transfer ban imposed upon the club for the next two windows.

![Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1129447992.jpg)

James spent the 2018/19 season out on loan to Wigan in the Championship and caught the eye with his performances at right-back and in holding midfield.

He was named in the Championship Team of the Season at the end of the campaign and could now be given a chance to impress in the first-team for Chelsea next season.

Palace are looking for a right-back after they sold England under-21 international Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United for a fee in the region of £50m earlier this summer.