Joe Cole has called for Chelsea bosses to conduct an investigation into why Marc Guehi was allowed to leave the club for Crystal Palace back in 2021. Guehi, who joined Chelsea at the age of six, was tipped for a bright future at Stamford Bridge but made only two first-team appearances before a loan spell at Swansea City in the Championship.
During the 2020/21 season, Guehi played every minute of Swansea's campaign as they missed out on promotion via the play-offs, catching the attention of several Premier League clubs. He eventually departed Chelsea for Crystal Palace in a deal worth around £18 million, and it was at Selhurst Park that he truly blossomed.
Guehi helped Palace win the FA Cup and Community Shield last season before moving to Manchester City in January for £20 million. Since then, he has seamlessly slotted into City's defence.
Speaking about Guehi, Cole said: 'He came from Chelsea from the age of six, we sold him to Crystal Palace and now he's at Manchester City and he looks like he's been there for 20 years. I'm looking at him and I'm thinking: how has this kid got a Manchester City shirt on? The team should have been built around him five years ago.'
Cole added: 'Whoever has let him out the door at Chelsea… if I'm the owner, I'm going, "Right, who's decision, or what collective of people's decision, was it to think it was a good idea to let this kid leave the club?" Everyone would go, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me!"… unless you find out who is making these decisions, these decisions will continue to happen and you'll keep losing players like that. You need to do an appraisal on it.'
