Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur enter the race for Crystal Palace -defender Marc Guehi

Crystal Palace -defender Marc Guehi is expected to leave Selhurst Park in the current transfer window. The English International has been on the Radar of Liverpool for a few weeks, with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur now also, please, please, Signs have reported.

The 25-year-old has a price tag of £ 40 million. His primary lover Liverpool are currently trying to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United and that is why a deal for Guehi is on hold, so Chelsea and Spurs can hijack their transfer.

Enzo Maresca will welcome Jorrel Hato to the team, but may need another central defender to participate in the Champions League and the Premier League, so Guehi, with his Premier League experience would be a great addition.

Guehi Race is probably between Chelsea and Liverpool

With how many central defenders they have, including an indispensable combination in Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, it is unlikely that Tottenham Hotspur is just as enthusiastic about Marc Guehi suggesting as conversations.

However, Liverpool was able to do very well with his signing, because Jarrell Quansah was sold to Bayer Leverkusen, while Joe Gomez struggled with fitness and shape for most of the last 12 months.

Arne Slot threatens to enter the season with only two reliable center-backs in Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk When the Reds decide to acquire a central defender in the current transfer window.

In the meantime, Chelsea would see a lot of use in Guehi compared to their current options, because the player not only brings experience, but his skills would make him a starter from the word go at Stamford Bridge.

Earlier, reports had also suggested that the player would like to live in London, which brought the blues in a pole position to sign him, since Guehi had also spent the first years of his career at Cobham.

It is still to be seen whether Crystal Palace is willing to negotiate a lower amount for their most important defender when the transfer window starts to be allowed, or whether the interested parties of Guehi are willing to wait until 2026 to sign him as a free agent.