Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has admitted he likes Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi.
Maresca’s comments come amid speculations linking the Blues with the player.
Chelsea are monitoring Guéhi, who spent most of his early career with the west London club.
The 24-year-old has entered the final 18 months of his current contract at Selhurst Park.
With Wesley Fofana’s injury, Chelsea are in the market this January for reinforcements.
However, Maresca has also said he has a few other targets, including players from within his current squad and across Europe.
“The only thing I can say is Marc Guéhi is a Palace player,” Maresca told a press conference on Friday.
“I like Marc for sure, but he is not our player. I also like the centre-halves we have, and I like different central defenders in Italy, Spain, and France, but that doesn’t mean we are going to buy the player.
“It is a normal situation when you have these central defender injuries that there’s speculation there. There’s nothing there.”
Chelsea are also looking at the option of recalling Trevoh Chalobah from his loan spell at Palace.
“This is exactly the same,” Maresca added.
“Trevoh is a good player, but at this moment, he is a Palace player. So, we’ll see.”
