Chelsea is preparing for a major push to bring Marc Guehi to Stamford Bridge this summer, with the defender of England very classified at the top of their list of transfer wishes.
Crystal Palace was held firm in January, rejecting the interest of Chelsea and a late offer from Tottenham, while Newcastle failed in several attempts to sign Guehi last summer.
Palace assessed its central stars defender at around 70 million pounds sterling, and with the defensive reinforcements a priority for Chelsea, they should make a serious movement for the international in England in summer, reports the mirror.
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A challenge that Chelsea has been faced in recent years is their wage structure. They offer longer contracts with lower basic wages, but it sometimes made competition for the best players difficult. However, Guehi is considered a crucial target, and the club would be reluctant to let a rival break it.
After having sold it to Palace for 18 million pounds sterling in 2021, the West London Club included a counterpart clause in the agreement, giving them the right to match any offer from another club. A 20% sales clause was also inserted, although it could become complicated if Chelsea should buy it themselves.
Enzo Maresca on Marc Guehi before summer ties
Speaking of Guehi in January before his team remembers Trevoh Chalobah of his loan to Palace, Maresca said: “The only thing I can say is that Marc Guehi is a palace player. I like Marc for sure but he is not our player.
“But I also like the central defenders we have. I also like different types of central defenders in Italy, Spain and France, but that does not mean that we are going to buy a player.
“This is a normal situation, I think that when you have injured central defenders that speculation is there. At the same time, there is nothing there. »»
