Trevoh Chalobah reunited with a familiar face in Marc Guehi when sealing his loan move from Chelsea to Crystal Palace.
The pair made ten appearances alongside each other in defence in both the England and Chelsea youth ranks, before adding six to that tally in red and blue so far this season.
The 25-year-old’s inclusion in the starting XI by Oliver Glasner coincided with an upturn in form for Crystal Palace, admittedly after two shaky displays in defeats against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest as he attempted to rediscover some rhythm.
In his third start alongside Guehi and Maxence Lacroix, Chalobah helped Crystal Palace record a 1-0 win over Tottenham, before adding another victory with a 2-1 triumph over Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup.
However, the man born in Sierra Leona almost missed out on the chance to play alongside the England international once again, as Newcastle came close to signing Guehi during the summer transfer window.
Now – in an interview with Glenn Murray for BBC Sport – Trevoh Chalobah has shared what he said to Marc Guehi after Crystal Palace managed to keep the £18m man.
What Trevoh Chalobah said to Marc Guehi
When Murray mentioned that he thought Chalobah would be arriving at Selhurst Park to replace Guehi rather than accompany him, the Chelsea loanee said: “Yeah, I was happy he didn’t go – I told him that! It’s nice to partner him.”
Then, both Chalobah and Guehi scored to secure a 2-2 draw against Wolves at Molineux.Trevoh Chalobah could soon lose his pal at Crystal Palace
While Chalobah was clearly pleased to see Guehi stay in SE25 last summer, the situation is not over just yet.
Newcastle will try to sign Guehi in the upcoming January transfer window – according to the Daily Mirror – with Eddie Howe still keen to bring the man from Abidjan to Tyneside.
In fact, Newcastle believe they can sign Guehi for £30m – due to the fact he is currently refusing to sign a new contract at Selhurst Park.
It will certainly be interesting to see what happens this winter, as it feels unfathomable that Crystal Palace would sell their captain during the middle of the season, especially a campaign as problematic as this one is proving to be.
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