Chelsea ‘want to re-sign’ Prem star while Leeds United man is available to Poch ‘at £20m discount’

Football365

·28 July 2023

Chelsea ‘want to re-sign’ Prem star while Leeds United man is available to Poch ‘at £20m discount’

England and Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.

According to reports, Chelsea ‘want to re-sign’ England international Marc Guehi from their Premier League rivals Crystal Palace.

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The 23-year-old progressed through the ranks at Stamford Bridge but he did not make a single Premier League appearance for them prior to his exit.

After a stellar loan spell at Swansea City, Crystal Palace paid around £18m to sign Guehi from Chelsea ahead of the 2021/22 campaign.

The centre-back has shone for the Eagles over the past two seasons and he has formed a strong partnership with Denmark international Joachim Anderson.

Guehi’s form for Palace has earned him his senior debut for England and he is now a regular in Gareth Southgate’s squad ahead of next summer’s European Championships.

Liverpool and Arsenal have been linked with Guehu this summer but Football Insider are reporting that ‘Chelsea’s interest in Crystal Palace defender Guehi is gathering pace following Wesley Fofana’s horror cruciate ligament injury’.

Palace are ‘reluctant to part with the centre-back’ following Wilfried Zaha’s move to Galatasaray and they ‘would demand a fee well in excess of £60million in order to sell him this summer’.

Chelsea are also looking to strengthen in centre-midfield, with Brighton’s Moises Caicedo and Southampton’s Romeo Lavia among their targets.

They will not be stopping there as they are also in the market for a new goalkeeper.

Despite his poor form last term, they are being linked with Leeds United shot-stopper Illan Meslier.

And a separate report from Football Insider claims Leeds United are now ‘ready to sell’ him at a ‘£20m discount’ this summer. The report adds.

‘A well-placed source has told Football Insider that the Whites will ask for bids of between £20-25million for the 23-year-old. ‘That is a significant drop from the £40million figure Leeds had previously hoped to rake in if Meslier were to leave Elland Road in the event of relegation. ‘Football Insider revealed in April that Chelsea have a major interest in the Frenchman, while Tottenham and Man United have also shown interest. ‘However, Spurs and United have recently remedied their goalkeeping issues with deals for Guglielmo Vicario and Andre Onana respectively – while Mauricio Pochettino looks set to persevere with divisive shot-stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga. ‘Leeds’ willingness to sell comes as they put the finishing touches on a deal for Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow.’