Just a couple of months ago when the status of superstar center back Cristian Romero was up in the air, Tottenham Hotspur were lining up a mountain of center back transfer targets around world football, adding pretty much any credible name with European experience and some modicum of additional future upside to their list.
From Jhon Lucumi, Yann Bisseck ,and Koni De Winter in Serie A to a bevy of assorted names in the Premier League, including Thomas Frank's Brentford standout Nathan Collins, Tottenham had a list of roughly ten names at center back on their radar.
But now that Romero is clearly staying with Tottenham despite how the club handled the firing of his favorite coach, Ange Postecoglou, Spurs have understandably cooled their interest in center back transfer targets to almost a standstill.
There is one name, though, who is so good and could be such an obvious market opportunity with a proven Premier League track record that Tottenham have to still be interested in despite the positive clarity on Romero's future at Tottenham.
Tottenham aren't the only big club interested
Before there was any uncertainty about Romero's future back in 2024, Tottenham submitted a whopping 70 million pound transfer offer to Crystal Palace for star center back Marc Guehi, who stood out for Euro 2024 finalists England in the tournament after yet another dominant season for the Eagles in the Premier League.
Palace rejected the offer for Guehi at the time, and so far in 2025, the Eagles have been similarly difficult to negotiate with. They've set sky-high asking prices for Adam Wharton and Eberechi Eze - the top two midfield targets for Tottenham at the 6 and 10 positions, respectively. And even though Guehi has just one year left on his contract and is at risk of leaving the club for free as early as this winter, the FA Cup champions have been equally reluctant to talk shop regaridng a Guehi deal, too.
That may be changing now, though. According to a new report from BBC Sport journalist Sami Mokbel, Crystal Palace now want just 40 million pounds in order to part ways with Marc Guehi.
That's actually still a bit of an overpay, because Palace know they will lose Guehi before the season ends for free, since they don't have a deal in place for him and because Guehi is in the prime of his career at 25 years old and has all the biggest clubs in England after him.
But that last fact could help Palace get the 40 million pounds they want. Tottenham aren't the only Premier League giants with eyes on Guehi, as Chelsea want him back at Stamford Bridge, too, while Liverpool and Newcastle are also highly interested - and have been interested for a while. If Tottenham want to secure the best trio of center backs in England - and maybe Europe abroad - Guehi should still be on their radar at any reasonable price.