Defender Marc Guehi says he is "eternally grateful" to Swansea City for his productive loan spells with the club earlier on in his career. The centre-back had two separate stints with Swans on loan from Chelsea and helped Steve Cooper's side reach the Championship play-offs in successive seasons.
Defender Marc Guehi says he is "eternally grateful" to Swansea City for his productive loan spells with the club earlier on in his career.
The centre-back had two separate stints with Swans on loan from Chelsea and helped Steve Cooper's side reach the Championship play-offs in successive seasons.
And having gone on to shine with Crystal Palace in the Premier League, in addition to earning 25 England caps, Guehi was quick to thank Swansea ahead of the Three Lions' friendly fixture with Wales at Wembley on Thursday (19:45 BST).
"It (his time at Swansea) was great to be honest. Tough I would say just because it was my first time going away from home and being in a different place," he said.
"It was exactly what I needed at the time.
"For me, learning as much as possible in the men's game was something that was just a pleasure to be part of, especially Swansea, I can't give them enough credit for the way they treated me and helped me, the club, the staff and especially the fans.
"I'm eternally grateful to Swansea."
Guehi made 59 appearances for Swansea, having first signed in January 2020 and then returned for the entire 2020-21 campaign.
He will be reunited with a number of players who were Swansea team-mates as Wales head to London.
"I'm looking forward to seeing them, I enjoyed playing with them, [Ben] Cabango, Liam [Cullen] and Joe [Rodon], so I'm looking forward to the game," added the 25-year-old.
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