Chelsea are contemplating an strategy to re-sign former defender Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace, reviews declare, having seen him flourish since leaving Stamford Bridge in 2021.
Guehi joined Palace for £18m following 18 months on mortgage at Swansea Metropolis. He has turn out to be one of many Premier League’s prime centre-backs and loved a starring position for England at Euro 2024.
Chelsea’s want to spice up their defence this month seems pushed by the newest damage setback suffered by Wesley Fofana, who has performed solely 32 instances since a £75m switch in 2022.
The Each day Mail writes that Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is a “big fan” of Guehi, with Palace conscious that curiosity from the 24-year-old’s former membership exists. Ideally, the south London membership need to hold Guehi and persuade him to signal a brand new contract past his present deal’s finish in 2026.
Palace have been asking £70m for Guehi final summer season when Newcastle United had a number of bids rejected, nevertheless it stays to be seen whether or not they might command that a lot once more given he can be coming into the final yr of his contract subsequent season.
Chelsea have been tipped to supply Trevoh Chalobah, presently on mortgage at Selhurst Park, as a part of a proposed transfer, though Palace are stated to want a money deal.
There are additional issues on condition that Chelsea have a sell-on clause hooked up to Guehi, and it is not fairly recognized how that will really work whether it is Chelsea who’re the shopping for membership. Additionally it is thought that with potential wage calls for of £170,000-per-week, he could not match into Chelsea’s wage construction, which has modified significantly over the previous couple of seasons.
Chelsea’s want for a centre-back has already seen the risk of Chalobah being recalled from mortgage. The 25-year-old made 80 appearances throughout two and a half seasons as a first-team participant, however it might be a significant U-turn from the membership after he was harshly frozen out final summer season.
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