Charge set: Chelsea switch goal given £65million asking worth
Marc Guehi and Enzo Maresca (Photograph by Shaun Botterill, Julian Finney/Getty Photos)
Chelsea would reportedly must pay as a lot as £65million to seal the switch of Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi this January.
The Blues have been linked with Guehi in latest occasions after his spectacular kind at Selhurst Park, but it surely stays to be seen how life like a deal is.
Palace absolutely received’t need to let Guehi go with out a struggle, and it now appears he might depart, however just for large cash.
In keeping with Soccer Insider, it could take £65m to persuade the Eagles to let the England worldwide go, which is actually so much for Chelsea to pay for a participant who was beforehand of their academy.
Palace have simply misplaced a key defender in Trevoh Chalobah as nicely, with Chelsea recalling him this January.
Marc Guehi to Chelsea switch received’t come low-cost
Discussing the Guehi scenario with Soccer Insider, former Manchester United scout Mick Brown supplied his perception into the participant’s future and sure valuation.
“I hear Chelsea need to make a transfer for him,” Brown stated.
He added: “I feel he’s going to value most likely upwards of £65million, identical to in the summertime.
“That price ticket would possibly come down on the finish of the season due to his contract scenario, however at this stage I don’t assume they’ll drop his price ticket.”
Chelsea have already got Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo, Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile as choices on the again, so it’s not clear how a lot they must be going out and forking out large money on a brand new centre-back.
Nonetheless, Guehi is a fantastic expertise and if CFC don’t transfer for him, it’s absolutely solely a matter of time earlier than he finally ends up at one in all their large six rivals.
