Reports a few weeks ago were linking Guehi with a move back to Stamford Bridge, where his pathway to the first team was originally blocked.

However, an opportunity emerged when the Blues saw Wesley Fofana suffer a serious knee injury. He is not expected to return for at least six to nine months.

With that said, the Blues needed to sign a defensive reinforcement, and the Crystal Palace man was reportedly on the list.

Arsenal want Guehi

However, Jones has said that Arsenal are also considering bringing him in this summer.

He said: “The Marc Guehi interest has been there for a while. I don’t know that it necessarily would combine well with any interest from Takehiro Tomiyasu from Palace because Palace have no intention to lose Guehi and value him very, very highly.

“Earlier in the window I was being told of a £60m valuation on him and to be honest at this stage of the window it has probably risen. Guehi himself would even have reservations about how he fits in with Gabriel, William Saliba, Ben White and Jurrien Timber over the course of the season.

“He definitely needs regular game time to get into the England squad and won’t want to be fighting for his spot on a weekly basis, even at a big club like that.”

Chelsea’s interest in the signing may well have died down after they announced the signing of Axel Disasi, who found the net on his debut against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.