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Marc Guehi to join Crystal Palace
18 Jul 2021
Marc Guehi has today signed for fellow Premier League side Crystal Palace
on a permanent deal.
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The defender departs having progressed through our Academy ranks to make
two senior appearances for Chelsea.
He made his debut in 2019 under Frank Lampard, helping the Blues defeat
Grimsby Town 7-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup.
The 21-year-old retained his place for the following round against
Manchester United and was an unused substitute against Valencia in the
Champions League.
Guehi spent last season on loan at Swansea City in the Championship,
following a successful half-term temporary stint at the Liberty Stadium
the previous campaign.
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Guehi spent last season on loan with Swansea
He made 45 appearances during 2020/21 as the Welsh side reached the
Championship play-off final, where they were edged out by Brentford 2-0 at
Wembley.
Guehi was relied upon heavily by Swans boss Steve Cooper, his former
international youth-team coach. Despite being born in the Ivory Coast,
Guehi has been capped at youth level by England and was part of the
Under-17 side that lifted the World Cup in 2018, netting in a 5-2 final
victory over Spain.
The defender enjoyed plenty of success during his time in the Chelsea
Academy as Jody Morris's Under-18s side completed a remarkable quadruple
in 2018. The teenager netted at significant moments including in our Youth
Cup victories over West Brom, Tottenham and Arsenal – the latter coming
in our 7-1 aggregate win in the final.
Guehi will now move to Selhurst Park and link up with new Eagles boss
Patrick Vieira. We wish Marc well for the future and thank him for his
contributions at Chelsea.