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Chelsea will win the Premier League this season if they sign this former player
Chelsea have been urged to sign Marc Guehi, especially after Levi Colwill’s lengthy injury lay-off was confirmed. The Blues defender could be out for the whole season after undergoing surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Chelsea have been urged to re-sign Guehi, who is currently at Crystal PalaceGetty It follows the ACL injury suffered by Colwill in training last weekGetty Enzo Maresca is keen to replace the injured Colwill with a new signing before the transfer window closes. The Chelsea boss labelled the area a ‘priority’ for the final weeks of the window. Speaking after their friendly win over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, the Italian explained: “It’s a priority for me, yes, because Levi is a fantastic player. “What we achieved last season is because of him also. I love him, I’m going to miss him. We are trying also to find different solutions.” Maresca has now been told exactly who he should target in order to push for the Premier League title this term. Adrian Durham believes Guehi’s return to Stamford Bridge would set Chelsea up to end their nine-year wait for the trophy. The talkSPORT co-host told Drive: “If Chelsea go and get Marc Guehi back from Crystal Palace I think Chelsea probably win the league. “I know I’ve said Arsenal but we’re talking with a few weeks left of the window. “So if things change dramatically, if Liverpool go and sign Guehi and Alexander Isak there’s no competition. They’ve won the league. Maresca has made signing a new centre-back his ‘priority’ for the rest of the windowGetty Guehi could leave Palace this summer, especially as he’s in the final year of his contractGetty “But I think if Chelsea improve at the back (they will win the league).” Guehi is into the final year of his contract at Crystal Palace, where he won the FA Cup last season. He also made 34 Premier League appearances for Oliver Glasner’s side last term. The England international began his career at Chelsea, though, spending 14 years with the club having initially joining their academy as a youngster. Guehi went on to make two first-team appearances prior to his 2021 switch to Selhurst Park. Would Palace sell Guehi? Palace chairman Steve Parish has admitted the club could be forced to reluctantly sell Guehi this month to avoid losing him for free next summer. Asked about the prospect of selling the 25-year-old after their Community Shield triumph over Liverpool, via ESPN, he explained: “Yes. I mean, we’d have to, of course. “For players of that calibre to leave on a free, it’s a problem. No doubt about it, unfortunately. “We had one bid [last summer] but Joachim [Andersen] went [to Fulham] and we couldn’t afford to lose both of them. “We then had another bid in January but that was a difficult situation as well, and the player had a point of view on that one. “So we just have to see what happens but it needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind.” Chelsea have already spent over £240million on eight new signing so far this summer. Chelsea's summer signings Joao Pedro – £60million from Brighton Jamie Gittens – £55m from Borussia Dortmund Jorrel Hato – £37m from Ajax Liam Delap – £30m from Ipswich Estevao – £56m from Palmeiras Dario Essugo – £18.8m from Sporting Lisbon Mamadou Sarr – £12m from Strasbourg Kendry Paez – £8.4m from Independiente del Valle Amongst them are defenders Mamadou Sarr and Jorrel Hato, although the former has since joined Strasbourg on loan. The Blues begin the new season against Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea have been urged to sign Marc Guehi, especially after Levi Colwill’s lengthy injury lay-off was confirmed.
The Blues defender could be out for the whole season after undergoing surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Enzo Maresca is keen to replace the injured Colwill with a new signing before the transfer window closes.
The Chelsea boss labelled the area a ‘priority’ for the final weeks of the window.
Speaking after their friendly win over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, the Italian explained: “It’s a priority for me, yes, because Levi is a fantastic player.
“What we achieved last season is because of him also. I love him, I’m going to miss him. We are trying also to find different solutions.”
Maresca has now been told exactly who he should target in order to push for the Premier League title this term.
Adrian Durham believes Guehi’s return to Stamford Bridge would set Chelsea up to end their nine-year wait for the trophy.
The talkSPORT co-host told Drive: “If Chelsea go and get Marc Guehi back from Crystal Palace I think Chelsea probably win the league.
“I know I’ve said Arsenal but we’re talking with a few weeks left of the window.
“So if things change dramatically, if Liverpool go and sign Guehi and Alexander Isak there’s no competition. They’ve won the league.
“But I think if Chelsea improve at the back (they will win the league).”
Guehi is into the final year of his contract at Crystal Palace, where he won the FA Cup last season.
He also made 34 Premier League appearances for Oliver Glasner’s side last term.
The England international began his career at Chelsea, though, spending 14 years with the club having initially joining their academy as a youngster.
Guehi went on to make two first-team appearances prior to his 2021 switch to Selhurst Park.
Would Palace sell Guehi?
Palace chairman Steve Parish has admitted the club could be forced to reluctantly sell Guehi this month to avoid losing him for free next summer.
Asked about the prospect of selling the 25-year-old after their Community Shield triumph over Liverpool, via ESPN, he explained: “Yes. I mean, we’d have to, of course.
“For players of that calibre to leave on a free, it’s a problem. No doubt about it, unfortunately.
“We had one bid [last summer] but Joachim [Andersen] went [to Fulham] and we couldn’t afford to lose both of them.
“We then had another bid in January but that was a difficult situation as well, and the player had a point of view on that one.
“So we just have to see what happens but it needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind.”
Chelsea have already spent over £240million on eight new signing so far this summer.
Chelsea's summer signings
Joao Pedro – £60million from Brighton
Jamie Gittens – £55m from Borussia Dortmund
Jorrel Hato – £37m from Ajax
Liam Delap – £30m from Ipswich
Estevao – £56m from Palmeiras
Dario Essugo – £18.8m from Sporting Lisbon
Mamadou Sarr – £12m from Strasbourg
Kendry Paez – £8.4m from Independiente del Valle
Amongst them are defenders Mamadou Sarr and Jorrel Hato, although the former has since joined Strasbourg on loan.
The Blues begin the new season against Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
