Chelsea's Hidden Windfall: Guehi's Palace-to-City Move Nets Quick £4m

Chelsea poised to cash in on Guehi deal

Chelsea are set to benefit from Marc Guehi's move from Crystal Palace to Manchester City, a deal that Real Madrid reportedly blocked, opening a clearer path for City.

The Sun claims City has agreed to pay 20 million pounds for Guehi, a figure that would trigger Chelsea's instant financial gain via a 20 percent sell-on clause.

Crucially, the clause could return roughly four million pounds to Chelsea if Palace finalizes the transfer, four and a half years after Guehi left Stamford Bridge.

Guehi joined Palace from Chelsea in the 2021 summer window, and the tale—like many a Premier League saga—keeps giving, even years after the fact.

Chelsea would pocket about four million pounds once the deal closes, providing a neat mid-season boost to a club that often plays the financial long game.

And yes, that’s enough to buy a few more footballs for the squad.

What this means for Chelsea and the market

The arrangement underscores how sell-on clauses can produce late returns on academy players, even when a departure precedes the club’s next generation of talent.

Punchline 1: Money talks, and in this case it’s fluent Chelsea.

Punchline 2: Chelsea’s transfer strategy—it's like a scavenger hunt, but with more numbers and fewer mysteries.