Tottenham Hotspur are expected to make another attempt to sign Marc Guehi this summer, but they now fear that they have been overtaken in the race by one of their London rivals.In the dying stages of the January window, Tottenham submitted an offer of £70m for Marc Guehi, which was sent back by Crystal Palace. Spurs have been backed to try again for Guehi in the summer.Tottenham instead decided to bolster their backline by signing Kevin Danso from RC Lens to help relieve their injury-hit backline.However, over recent days, a number of outlets have claimed that Chelsea have identified Guehi as their top defensive target for the summer and are optimistic about their chances of getting the player.A fresh update has now backed up this claim, stating that there is ‘a strong belief’ at Stamford Bridge that they are in pole position to sign the centre-back and bring him back to his former club.Photo by Warren Little/Getty ImagesTottenham are no longer optimistic in Marc Guehi transfer raceThis report comes from GiveMeSport, who say that Guehi, who enters the final 12 months of his contract at Crystal Palace this summer, is seeking a fresh challenge, with Chelsea now the clear ‘frontrunners’ to land him.They are expected to face competition from Tottenham Hotspur, who made a ‘serious attempt’ to sign the England international during the January window.However, there is ‘less confidence’ at the North London club that they will win the race for the Palace star at the end of the season.It is revealed that Newcastle are also long-time admirers of the defender and while the Eagles previously valued him at around £70m, their resolve will be tested with lower offers by various suitors when the window opens.Marc Guehi is also attracting transfer interest from abroadGiveMeSport make it clear that the Palace defender is not only attracting interest from the Premier League but also from around the continent.The Chelsea academy graduate is described in the report as ‘one of the most in-demand centre-backs’, with clubs across Europe said to be monitoring his situation closely.One of those is Bayern Munich, who after securing a deal to sign Michael Olise from Palace last summer, are keen on repeating the trick this summer by poaching Guehi from Selhurst Park.The post Tottenham are no longer confident of winning race for England international appeared first on Spurs Web.