Joe Cole slams Chelsea for selling £18m star who could have captained club

Chelsea let go of a possible club captain in Marc Guehi, says Joe Cole (Picture: Getty)

Joe Cole has called for Chelsea bosses to conduct an investigation to get to the bottom of why Marc Guehi was allowed to leave the club for Crystal Palace back in 2021.

Guehi had been tipped for a bright future at Stamford Bridge while rising through Chelsea’s academy ranks having joined the club at the age of just six.

But the central defender made only two first-team appearances for the Blues before spending a year-and-a-half on loan with Swansea City in the Championship.

Guehi played every single minute of the 2020/21 campaign as the Swans missed out on promotion via the play-offs, catching the attention of a number of top teams in the...