Tottenham tried in vain to land Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi in the January transfer window to ease their injury crisis.
Spurs are now set to try again to land the 24-year-old – who is fresh off an FA Cup victory with Palace and will be eyeing a starring role at next year’s World Cup.
Football Insider revealed in March that Newcastle, Tottenham and Chelsea will race Liverpool to land Guehi this summer – while Arsenal have also been linked.
Palace’s FA Cup win will not make a massive difference to his future, with the centre-back having just over 12 months to run on his contract.
Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – has revealed he has heard Tottenham are plotting a new swoop for Guehi.
Guehi will not make La Liga move, says Wyness
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness claimed a swap deal could be likely with Palace looking to beef up ahead of a Europa League campaign next term.
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Guehi, who has been linked with a free transfer switch to La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, has been with the Croydon club since 2021 and has been an England regular since 2022.
Wyness told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “It’ll be a blow if Guehi goes because the main objective for Palace will be keeping this squad together.
“I’m hearing he won’t be going to Barcelona or Real Madrid for free – he’ll be going to Spurs, is what I’m hearing.
“There may be a player swap which can benefit Palace there.
“I don’t think it’ll be about getting the cash, it’ll be about getting the right players for Palace.
“We may see a swap there and it could end up being a good move for both clubs.
“If they are going to lose players, Palace have got to replace them with quality.”
Tottenham bracing to lose Romero
Meanwhile, Football Insider revealed on Wednesday (28 May) that Atletico Madrid’s interest in Tottenham star Cristian Romero will not go away despite their Champions League qualification.
Atleti are very interested in landing Romero and are ready to test Spurs’ resolve to keep the centre-back.
Sources say Argentinian manager Diego Simeone is a “huge admirer” of his countryman.