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Chelsea are prioritising other targets, leaving Liverpool with a clear run at Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi according to reports.

The Blues were rocked by the news Levi Colwill will miss the majority of the season with an ACL injury picked up in training on Monday.

Colwill has undergone successful surgery and will now begin his rehabilitation process, but it leaves Chelsea with a major decision to make.

Liverpool set to have clear run at Marc Guehi

Enzo Maresca started Trevoh Chalobah and Josh Acheampong in Friday night’s win against Bayer Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge.

The big question now is whether Chelsea make do with they’ve got or enter the market for a new centre back before the window closes.

Guehi is into the final 12 months of his Crystal Palace contract. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Maresca stated after the Leverkusen win he wanted a new centre back, and he was spotted in conversation with Chelsea’s sporting directors after making those comments.

An obvious solution would be Guehi, who Chelsea tried to sign in January before opting to recall Trevoh Chalobah.

Chelsea were linked with Guehi earlier this summer, and he’s a product of the club’s academy, whilst he’s also into the final 12 months of his contract.

However, The Telegraph have reported the Blues are concentrating on other targets despite the injury to Colwill, leaving Liverpool with a clear run at the England international.

Renato Veiga still expected to leave

There had been talk over whether it would be possible to reintegrate Renato Veiga into the squad to provide cover for Colwill.

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Veiga joined Juventus on loan in January in order to get more regular minutes at centre back, and there’s now an opening to do so at Chelsea.

However, despite Colwill’s injury the Blues are still expected to sell Veiga, who saw a move to Atletico Madrid fall through earlier this summer, with Chelsea said to want a total package of €40m.