Liverpool wants to strengthen their defense this summer and Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi is their top objective, with the English International out of the contract next summer
Liverpool is still insisting on signing Marc Guehi in the midst of a £ 70 million tug of war in Crystal Palace. Palace -chairman Steve Parish has hinted that they are ready to sell, despite the losing of Ebereechi Eze who is ready to become a member of Arsenal in a £ 67.5 million deal.
But palace boss Oliver Glasner has insisted that they cannot afford to let Guehi Selhurst Park leave at such a late stage in the window if it would be difficult to replace him.
And in the heart of the dilemma, the fear of Palace is that they could lose Guehi for free next summer and rejected the £ 70 million bids for the English defender last summer.
That decision could come back to chase them, because Newcastle was ready to break the bank to sign Guehi who now only has one year left on his contract.
Despite the uncertainty, Liverpool remains enthusiastic about Guehi and he is ready to close a deal before the end of this window, but will not afford the opportunities because they know that he will be a free agent next summer.
It would be difficult to see that Liverpool will pay more than £ 30 million this summer, while Palace still appreciates him at £ 45 million with his contract. Parish warned: “It is a difficult situation, everyone has to sell players to comply with the rules.”
GRASNER VERY rates Guehi both as a player and his captain and leader, which is even more important now that Eze has disappeared.
Glasner, talking after Palace's Europa Conference League victory on Fredikstad on Thursday evening, said: “If Marc leaves, I might try my boots because I was a center. We have to act. It's the future of Crystal Palace and we have to add figures.”
Liverpool is still in contact above Guehi that they consider as a strong, accomplished and composed defender who has a great future in Anfield.
Despite the fact that they are large this summer, they also sold players and still have room to sign Guehi and Alexander Isak from Newcastle before the window closes.
But they will not be held to Ransom because they know that they can move next year and get him for free, although there are probably other clubs interested in a star of the English English available transfer.
Palace's concern about Guehi has only been reinforced by the approaching departure of Eze, because the English star will sign for Arsenal this weekend while preparing for undergoing a medical and his move complete.