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Marc Guehi in motion for Crystal Palace towards Wolves (Picture by Naomi Baker/Getty Photos)
Chelsea may reportedly face a significant impediment to signing Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi attributable to his excessive wage calls for and the strict construction they’ve in place at Stamford Bridge.
Guehi has been a key participant for Palace since he left Chelsea to maneuver to Selhurst Park earlier in his profession, having beforehand didn’t make it into the Blues’ first-team.
Since then, nevertheless, Guehi has developed right into a high Premier League defender and it is smart that he’s now being talked about as somebody who may as soon as once more play for one of many massive six.
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In accordance with the Each day Mirror, nevertheless, Chelsea may not discover it simple to get a deal achieved for Guehi this January, with a transfer for the England worldwide wanting extra life like for the summer season.
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Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace throughout the Carabao Cup defeat to Arsenal (Picture by Alex Pantling/Getty Photos)
Guehi’s wages are a problem for the construction in place at Chelsea underneath this present possession, which tends to prioritise longer offers on barely decrease wages.
The Mirror counsel, although, that Guehi may command as a lot as £200,000 every week, so the deal may be extra reasonably priced as soon as the 24-year-old will get nearer to the tip of his Palace contract.
That will a minimum of carry Guehi’s switch payment down, because the Eagles will come underneath rising stress to promote for beneath market worth with the intention to keep away from doubtlessly shedding him on a free switch.
Guehi’s present Palace deal expires in summer season 2026, so that would imply CFC can be in a powerful place to get deal for him in a couple of months’ time.
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Fabrizio Romano lately spoke to CaughtOffside about Chelsea’s defensive targets, mentioning Guehi but in addition others resembling Benfica centre-back Tomas Araujo.
“Guehi is appreciated, and he has 18 months left on his contract at Crystal Palace, so let’s see what Chelsea resolve to do,” Romano mentioned.
“Tomas Araujo at Benfica is one other participant they admire at Chelsea – they already wished him final summer season.”
