Speaking to the official Manchester City website after the win at Stamford Bridge, Marc Guehi was very appreciative of his former club, claiming they shaped the player he is today.
“If anything, I’m more grateful (about how things worked out at Chelsea), it’s a bit weird, I came from Chelsea and the academy, and I wouldn’t be here without the coaches in the academy, the staff, the players I played with, so weirdly I’m really grateful to them for getting me to this point.”
This is a bittersweet moment for Chelsea, who Roy Hodgson believes passed up on Guehi, who is on the same level as the likes of Steven Gerrard, John Terry and Wayne Rooney.
The decision to sell Marc Guehi for £18 million continues to haunt Chelsea. While the club has spent hundreds of millions on various defensive reinforcements since his departure, they have struggled to find the right player to lock down a place in the team.
His presence would have offered a solution to the leadership void left by Thiago Silva, as well as providing the emotional resilience and maturity that Chelsea are seeking in the market.
As a homegrown player who understands the club’s DNA, Guehi would have bypassed the adaptation period that has slowed other signings.
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