Athletic: Chelsea seriously considering making academy loanee a first-team player

The talent that Chelsea are producing through the academy ranks is really high, and many of them are reaping the rewards of hard work and getting chances in senior football.

We have the likes of Reece James and Mason Mount who are regular names in Frank Lampard’s first team line up these days, and other talents such as Marc Guehi who is really coming into his own whilst on loan at Swansea City.

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The 20-year old is having a great spell with the Welsh side and he’s currently helping them get to third in the Championship. His progress is going so well that Swansea are now interested in signing the England under-21 international permanently, according to The Athletic.

However, in the same report, the reliable Simon Johnson also writes that Chelsea are seriously considering whether to make the defender the next academy player to become part of the first-team squad.

His form is being closely monitored by Frank Lampard and his assistants Jody Morris and Joe Edwards.

This would suggest that Guehi’s future firmly remains at Chelsea, and he could become a first team player there sooner rather than later.

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