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Augsburg rejects €20m offer from Crystal Palace for Chrislain Matsima

Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Jul 24, 2026, 9:26 AM

Last updated Jul 24, 2026

Augsburg rejects €20m offer from Crystal Palace for Chrislain Matsima
Summary

FC Augsburg has rejected a €20 million bid from Crystal Palace for central defender Chrislain Matsima. Matsima, who has verbally agreed to join Palace, is keen on the move after Augsburg’s Maxence Lacroix is set to join Chelsea. Augsburg expects an improved bid from Palace today, aiming to finalize the transfer. The 24-year-old joined Augsburg from Monaco in 2025 for €5 million and has shown solid performance in the Bundesliga, making 48 appearances.

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  • •Augsburg has rejected a €20m bid for Chrislain Matsima.
  • •Matsima has reached a verbal agreement with Crystal Palace.
  • •Crystal Palace plans to replace Lacroix with Matsima.
  • •Augsburg expects an improved offer from Palace today.
  • •Matsima joined Augsburg from Monaco for €5m last year.
Latest Updates
  • 2:25 PMYahoo Sports — Augsburg reject improved €25m Palace offer for Chrislain Matsima
  • 12:45 PMYahoo Sports — Augsburg reject €25m offer from Crystal Palace for Chrislain Matsima
  • 10:25 AMYahoo Sports — Augsburg reject latest Crystal Palace bid for Matsima
  • 9:05 AMYahoo Sports — Palace increase offer for Augsburg’s Chrislain Matsima to €25m
  • 8:45 PMYahoo Sports — Crystal Palace submit €25m offer for Augsburg’s Chrislain Matsima
  • 9:26 AMYahoo Sports — FC Augsburg reject €20m Matsima bid from Crystal Palace
  • 9:25 AMYahoo Sports — Augsburg reject €20m offer from Crystal Palace for Chrislain Matsima
What they're saying
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FC Augsburg have reportedly rejected another offer from Crystal Palace for highly rated centre-back Chrislain Matsima.Following reports late on Saturday evening that the Premier League club had submit...

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FC Augsburg have immediately rejected a €20million offer from Crystal Palace for Chrislain Matsima this morning.Matsima, once linked with Bayern Munich, has already reached a full agreement with Pal...

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Augsburg have rejected an offer of €20m for Chrislain Mastima from Crystal Palace, Florian Plettenberg confirms. The 24-year-old central defender has already reached a full verbal agreement with th...

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