Lomachenko was set to put his WBA and WBO lightweight world titles on the line in order to unify against IBF holder Commey on April 12.
However, Commey has pulled out of the unification showdown due to a knuckle injury he sustained in his last fight against Isa Chaniev, according to his promoter Lou DiBella.
Crolla's promoter Eddie Hearn revealed on Twitter that Crolla, mandatory for Lomachenko’s WBA strap, should be in line to fight the Ukrainian under the organisations rules.
Mancunian workhorse Crolla previously predicted Commey may not make it to battle – and told Sky Sports he feels he can cause a mighty upset against the two-time Olympic gold medallist.
Crolla said: "The unification has been agreed between Vasyl Lomachenko and Commey, but he hurt his knuckle in that fight
"If that's the case, then I think that me and Vasyl Lomachenko will fight first. I'm just waiting on news now, like everyone else.
"Listen, there's no doubt he's a special fighter, but he's very unorthodox, so how do you study, how do you come up with a gameplan for a fighter like that?
"But like every other fighter, we'll watch as many fights as possible. We're lucky with Lomachenko, there's so much footage on him.
“He does a lot of things very well, but we think we can do well to unsettle him, and cause a huge upset."
Lomachenko has just one blemish on his 13 fight career – as he lost to Orlando Salido in his second pro fight when he astonishingly challenged for the WBO featherweight crown.
Crolla admitted he takes confidence from Lomachenko's only career loss – as it reitarted to the former lightweight champion that “no man is unbeatable”.
"I believe that I can win a world title again, and these are the kind of fights that I'm in it for. This is the biggest fight that can be made out there for me.
“I've not won the lottery or not won a raffle to fight Vasyl Lomachenko, so I'm looking forward to it and I'm loving training as I'm get older.
"No man is unbeatable. It's been proven with Lomachenko. He lost early on in his career.
"Don't get me wrong, I think Salido knew what he was doing. He got away with a bit more than roughing him up, hit him low all night and missed the weight. Whether he tried to make the weight or not, I'm not sure.
"But no man is unbeatable, and that's proven there. Don't get me wrong, he's improved so much I believe since then as a professional.
It was always a very big challenge to win a world title in your second fight, but he's that kind of fighter. But there are weaknesses there that we see and we're going to try and capitalise on."
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