Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi may reportedly be according to a shock return to his former membership Chelsea, because the membership search for a substitute for Wesley Fofana who had one other harm setback to his profession at Stamford Bridge.
Guehi got here by the Chelsea academy however solely made two appearances within the Carabao Cup throughout the 2019-20 marketing campaign earlier than spending time on mortgage at Swansea Metropolis within the Championship.
This was adopted by a everlasting swap to Crystal Palace in 2021 for a reported price of £18 million, the place he has gone on to make over 100 appearances for the Eagles and earn worldwide caps for England.
Ought to the 24-year-old make the swap throughout London, it could price Chelsea no less than triple what they offered him for, and could be one other of a string of pricey re-signings in Premier League historical past.
We check out a few of these names who returned to former golf equipment:
Paul Pogba (Manchester United, 2016, £89m)
The Frenchman accomplished a sensational return to Outdated Trafford again in the summertime of 2016 after leaving Manchester United for Juventus as a 19-year-old.
Pogba had initially signed for United at 15 and would progress by the membership’s youth setup earlier than making his first-team debut in a League Cup tie again in 2011.
Sir Alex Ferguson admitted holding Pogba again would finally imply the midfielder leaving and, positive sufficient, the Frenchman departed the next summer time.
Pogba would grow to be one among Europe’s most interesting midfield gamers and sealed his return to United for a mammoth £89m.
The World Cup winner would go on to make an extra 154 appearances, scoring 29 instances all through six seasons, earlier than returning to Juventus.
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham, 2009, £16m)
Defoe was not the primary striker to return to Tottenham because the England worldwide sealed his swap from troubled Portsmouth.
After 43 objectives in 139 appearances, Defoe left Tottenham again in 2008 for the south coast, however returned only a yr later and bagged an extra 47 in 135 matches.
The striker performed a major function in Tottenham qualifying for the Champions League for the primary time of their historical past.
Defoe finally left Spurs in 2014 earlier than returning for a 3rd time on a brief mortgage deal, making an extra two appearances.
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester Metropolis, 2008, £8.5m)
One other to finish a sensational return, Wright-Phillips made 217 appearances throughout two spells with Metropolis.
The flying winger opted to hitch newly-crowned champions Chelsea in 2005, turning into one among Jose Mourinho’s first high-profile signings at Stamford Bridge.
The England worldwide managed simply 4 objectives in 82 appearances throughout three seasons, earlier than making his return to the Etihad.
Regardless of scoring on his debut, Wright-Phillips’ second spell wasn’t as impactful as his first and he was typically left on the bench as competitors for locations grew.
Robbie Keane (Tottenham, 2009, £16m)
There’s a theme constructing… following Defoe again to Tottenham in the identical season, Keane rejoined after simply 18 months at Liverpool.
The prolific ahead scored 80 in 197 appearances throughout his first spell, prompting Liverpool to splash over £19m to signal him in the summertime of 2008.
Having struggled to settle at Anfield, Keane returned to White Hart Lane within the winter switch window of 2009 and helped himself to a different 11 objectives in 41 appearances throughout an extra two seasons.
After mortgage spells at Celtic and West Ham, Keane would finally depart Tottenham for Los Angeles in 2011.
Nemanja Matic (Chelsea, 2014, £21m)
When Matic left Chelsea again in 2011, it appeared as if any hopes of being a hit within the Premier League had gone with it.
Nonetheless, a rejuvenated spell at Benfica prompted Mourinho to splash out £21m to safe his return three years later.
It proved to be an impressed transfer as Matic performed a key half in Chelsea profitable the Premier League title in his first season again, because the midfielder earned a spot within the PFA Staff of the Yr.
Matic would win one other title in 2017 earlier than leaving to reunite with Mourinho at Manchester United.
