# Chelsea May Live to Regret Letting Marc Guehi Leave as Danny Murphy Urges Buy-Back Clause
Chelsea may live to regret letting Marc Guehi leave the club, according to pundit Danny Murphy, who believes the Blues should have included a buy-back clause in the deal. The 23-year-old centre-back has been impressing since joining Crystal Palace in 2021 and has earned a place in Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
Guehi is now attracting attention from some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs, with the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham both linked with moves over the summer. Murphy understands the decision to let the centre-back leave in search of more regular football, but feels Chelsea should have included a buy-back clause.
‘I think it’s always difficult when players are on a certain journey that doesn’t align with the club,’ said Murphy on talkSPORT. ‘And what I mean by that is he wanted to play every week, he was probably at Chelsea at a time where players ahead of him were rightly ahead of him. And although you might see this potential and this emerging talent for a year or two years down the line, if he’s completely unsettled and there’s a value to get him gone and take the money for him and let him go, you [do that]. I mean, they should’ve put a buy-back clause in of a reasonable amount maybe.’
Guehi is the latest in a long line of academy players Chelsea may regret selling, with Fikayo Tomori also part of the latest England squad after excelling since leaving Stamford Bridge for AC Milan. Chelsea have spent big over the past year to overhaul their back-line, with the likes of Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana all signed for big money. The club also have Thiago Silva, Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah to call upon, with Mauricio Pochettino not exactly light on options at the back – at least when everyone is fit.
Guehi has made seven appearances in the Premier League this season, helping Palace keep a league-high four clean sheets in the process, while he was virtually ever-present last season, starting all but one league match. While Chelsea may not be regretting their decision to let Guehi leave just yet, they may well do so in the future if he continues to develop into one of the Premier League’s top defenders.
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