Crystal Palace are close to signing defender Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea.The loan deal will not include an option or obligation for Palace to buy the 28-year-old.Palace manager Pierre Sage spoke on Thursday about the need for defensive reinforcements, while The Athletic has previously reported Palace’s interest in Disasi. Palace and Chelsea have already done business this summer with fellow centre-back Maxence Lacroix joining the Stamford Bridge side for £52million ($69.2m).The Athletic has reported that Chelsea had set a £25million ($33.6m) asking price for Disasi, with the west London club seeking to trim their senior centre-back group, given they are not playing in Europe this term. Benoit Badiashile is close to joining Napoli, Como have signed Trevoh Chalobah, Mamadou Sarr is being earmarked for a loan move and a final decision is yet to be made on Aaron Anselmino.Why do so many PL teams have new sponsors?Tifo FootballAfter spending the first half of last season frozen out at Chelsea, Disasi joined West Ham for the second half of the campaign. The Frenchman impressed at West Ham, starting all 14 Premier League games he was available for. The Athletic reported in April that Disasi was open to joining West Ham permanently if they avoided relegation, however, they were unable to do so.