{"id":625606,"date":"2023-07-26T00:35:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T04:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625606"},"modified":"2023-07-26T01:57:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T05:57:18","slug":"chelsea-contact-marc-guehi-possible-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/26\/chelsea-contact-marc-guehi-possible-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano Gives Update on Chelsea\u2019s Pursuit of \u2018Fantastic\u2019 \u00a350 Million Centre-Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea had direct contact with the representatives of Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi over a possible transfer a few weeks ago, claims\u00a0<\/span>Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a>. The Blues recently lost centre-back Wesley Fofana for a prolonged period of injury and are\u00a0<\/span>reportedly<\/span><\/a>\u00a0looking for replacements.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chelsea Hold Contacts With Marc Guehi Over Potential Transfer<\/span><\/h2>\n

What Is Chelsea\u2019s Current Stance on Guehi Signing?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mauricio Pochettino’s side has been left a bit short of options in the centre-back area after the injury of the French defender, with the departures of Kalidou Koulibaly and Cesar Azpilicueta leaving them further short-handed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Romano has given a definitive update on the entire situation revolving around the Palace centre-back and Chelsea’s stance on signing him. He wrote for his CaughtOffside column: “Marc Guehi \u2013 There\u2019s a lot of interest in the Crystal Palace defender, but it\u2019s still too early to say where he will go. Palace players are always linked with moves away but it\u2019s important to underline that Palace have to be respected and they want important money or they keep their stars. Chelsea had some contacts on the player side 15 days ago, but again, no concrete negotiations or anything advanced.”<\/span><\/p>\n

So it’s been confirmed that the London giants held talks with their ex-academy star over a return, but are yet to make an offer for him. Guehi is\u00a0<\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to be valued at a whopping \u00a350 million by the Eagles, who signed him in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Last Word on Football\u2019s video explaining how Chelsea could line up next season.<\/span><\/p>\n