Chelsea outcast Ben Chilwell set to sign for Crystal Palace on loan after playing just 45 minutes under Enzo Maresca this season

Ben Chilwell is heading on loan to Crystal Palace after they offered him a way out of his Chelsea exile towards the end of the January window.

The 28-year-old England left back will undergo a medical on deadline day before the deal is finalised.

It is not yet known what portion of Chilwell’s wages will be paid by his parent club as he heads to Selhurst Park until the end of the season.

Palace had been left short in the defensive department after Chelsea recalled Trevoh Chalobah from his season-long loan, while Chadi Riad has also suffered a serious injury.

Blues boss Enzo Maresca had been telling Chilwell since the summer that he needs to leave if he wants to play football this campaign.

Chilwell has won a Champions League with the Blues and two domestic runners-up medals

 This season, he has been handed only 45 minutes, as a substitute in the Carabao Cup win over League Two Barrow in September.

Chilwell joined Chelsea from Leicester in August 2020 for £50million and helped the club win the Champions League in 2021.

He has been capped 21 times by the England national team, scoring once.