Chelsea are said to be “actively considering” the idea of going after Marc Guéhi, presumably instead of recalling Chalobah rather than in addition to recalling the player already under contract with us. As Palace manager Oliver Glasner said, do we really need eight center backs? (Now, if we had kept Guéhi and Chalobah all along instead...)

The Crystal Palace captain and England international has entered the last 18 months of his contract and suitors are emerging once again

Levi Colwill is also an aggressive and forward thinking centre-back, which could create issues for Chelsea. Guehi’s passing statistics are fairly poor, he has a pass completion rate of 83.7%, which puts him in the bottom 28% of defenders in the league for that statistic.

Chelsea are prepared to oversee a fire-sale this month in order to fund a move to re-sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace. The 24-year-old left Stamford Bridge to move across London in 2021, and has since established himself as a critical player at both club and international level.

Chelsea could reportedly activate a unique 'Marc Guehi discount' clause as the Blues look to re-sign the England defender from Crystal Palace.

One big January move that seems to be off the table now is Marc Guehi returning to former club Chelsea from current employers, fellow Premier League outfit Crystal Palace. Guehi joined the Eagles in search of more playing time in 2021,