According to reports, if Marc Guehi is transferred to Newcastle United, Crystal Palace would aim for Trevoh Chalobah, a fringe player for Chelsea.
What would be a major coup for the Magpies would be if Guehi were to make the surprise £60 million transfer to St. James’ Park.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and other teams showed interest in the center-back, who was perhaps England’s finest player when they advanced to the Euro 2024 final.
When the 24-year-old returned to first-team practice at Selhurst Park on Wednesday, Newcastle was not offended by Palace’s high appraisal of him.
Chelsea are set to bank a significant amount if and when the transfer is completed and could yet earn more with The Telegraph reporting that the Eagles are interested in Chalobah as a potential Guehi replacement.
The defender is fully expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer having been left out of the Blues’ pre-season tour of the USA in order to secure a transfer elsewhere.
The likes of Manchester United and Tottenham have been linked with the 25-year-old in the past, who has made 80 appearances for his boyhood club over the past three seasons.
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— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) August 7, 2024
In addition, it is said that Chelsea are holding firm on their £25m valuation of Chalobah who still has four years left to run on his contract.
As well as the Englishman, Palace are also looking at Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix who previously played under manager Oliver Glasner.
The Eagles have already signed one left-sided centre-back this summer in the form of Riad Chadi, though it is thought that the 21-year-old was intended to be a replacement in the longer not immediate term.
Of course, Palace are still hoping they can convince Guehi to stay in south London as the club look to build on their strong finish to last season and qualify for Europe for the first time in their history.