CHELSEA are convinced they tin onshore England centre-half Marc Guehi successful the summertime contempt their failed January approach.
Crystal Palace’s Guehi is apical of the Blues’ wishlist but they besides request a winger and a striker.
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PAChelsea’s winter bid for the 24-year-old was understood to beryllium “ridiculously low”.
Palace worth Guehi astatine £70million but, with conscionable 1 afloat twelvemonth near connected his contract, they are improbable to get that amount.
Tottenham besides showed an involvement successful January aft Newcastle had 4 bids rejected earlier the commencement of the play – with the Toon’s biggest worthy £65m.
If Guehi was to motion for Chelsea successful the summer, it would spot him instrumentality to the nine 4 years aft helium left.
He came done the ranks astatine Stamford Bridge aft joining them astatine the property of seven.
Guehi made conscionable 2 elder appearances for Chelsea contempt being portion of a star-studded Under-18s broadside with Reece James, Conor Gallagher and Callum Hudson-Odoi that won the quadruple successful 2018.
The 22-time capped England planetary was sold to Palace for £18m successful 2021 aft 2 seasons retired connected indebtedness astatine Swansea.
Meanwhile, striker Liam Delap is connected Chelsea’s radar.
Ipswich paid Manchester City an archetypal £15m for Delap successful the summer.
But his 10 Premier League goals this play has raised his valuation to astir £50m.
Chelsea are connected the lookout for a caller striker with options done the mediate presently constricted for brag Enzo Maresca.
Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu are some retired injured and Christopher Nkunku struggled arsenic the No9 successful their caller 3-0 nonaccomplishment to Brighton.
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