Chelsea have been handed a damning response to their first January provide for Crystal Palace stalwart Marc Guehi, with Enzo Maresca’s aspect believed to be critically eager on re-signing the England worldwide earlier than February 3.
Chelsea register curiosity in January deal for Marc Guehi
Accidents to Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile have intensified the necessity for one more world-class centre-back, and one who might be a fixture in Maresca’s backline for years to return.
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The west Londoners are contemplating a Camp Nou raid.
Chelsea have been scouring the marketplace for one other central defender for months, even earlier than Fofana and Badiashile had been confined to the therapy desk, and it’s believed bringing one in is their prime switch precedence for the winter (Simon Phillips).
There are believed to be a number of fascinating names on their shortlist, from each overseas and within the Premier League.
Chelsea’s subsequent Premier League fixtures | Date |
|---|---|
Bournemouth (residence) | January 14 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (residence) | January 20 |
Man Metropolis (away) | January 25 |
West Ham (away) | February 3 |
Brighton (away) | February 14 |
Benfica’s Antonio Silva and Tomas Araujo are into account at Stamford Bridge, as are Bournemouth’s Illia Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen (Simon Phillips), with different stories suggesting that Chelsea are additionally monitoring Barcelona’s Jules Koundé and Ronald Araujo.
Nonetheless, as of now, it’s Guehi who seems to be grabbing all of the headlines as a prime centre-back goal. The 24-year-old’s stellar 2024 noticed him carry out impressively on the Euros with England, filling in for the injured Harry Maguire to nice impact, and he stood out as considered one of Palace’s star gamers at membership stage.
Eagles chairman Steve Parish rejected a plethora of summer season bids from Newcastle United to maintain maintain of their influential defender, and Guehi has rewarded Palace with an array of completed performances this marketing campaign.
The previous Chelsea man has began 19 out of 20 league video games for Palace this season as a mainstay of Oliver Glasner’s again three, prompting severe curiosity from his previous membership.
Now, in accordance with a report from The Solar, that curiosity has materialised into a proper winter bid.
Chelsea obtain reply to opening Marc Guehi bid
As per the newspaper on their stay weblog [January 7, 03:00], Chelsea have tabled a “cheeky” opening January bid for Guehi, however Palace are removed from impressed with their first method.
The Three Lions ace is valued at round £55 million, with a Selhurst Park supply telling The Solar that Chelsea’s provide is way under his asking value and deemed “foolish”. Because of this, Palace are set to snub their newest advances.
“Their provide was a great distance off being a good value,” stated the supply. “It was foolish actually, and they should provide extra to also have a hope of getting a deal performed.”
Guehi has simply 18 months left on his contract, maybe explaining Chelsea’s resolution to make a decrease monetary proposal than anticipated, however the participant’s high quality and pedigree highlights why Parish remains to be demanding a hefty sum to promote mid-season.
“When he performs for England he in all probability goes up one other stage as nicely,” stated ex-interim England boss Lee Carsley.
“I nonetheless suppose there may be much more to return from Marc. Bodily, he’s quick and he’s aggressive. On the ball, he’s glorious as nicely so he simply must hold bettering.”
