Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner was certainly cautious about the future of Centrum-Back Marc Guehi for the Europa Conference League qualifying match from his side against Fredrikstad on Thursday.
The Eagles can lose their skipper before next week's transfer deadline in the midst of interest from Liverpool.
Although they have already said goodbye to their Talesman Ebereechi Eze, Palace chairman Steve Parish resigned from the fact that he can have little choice than to sell Guehi if he receives the right offer.
However, Glasner is of a completely different image and has even made a joke that he might have to try his boots' if his skipper is sold to Merseyside.
The Austrian was asked about the future of 25-year-old on Thursday evening again, to which he responded: 'It is very important [he’s playing]I speak with Marc every day and it was clear that he would play this game in Norway and let's see what will come.
“But I know I can trust Marc and count on him.”
Guehi played a crucial part when Palace secured their place in this year's Conference League with a 0-0-drawing game road in Fredrikstad, and won 1-0 on aggregated.
It was far from beautiful affair, with Fredrikstad Shut Up Shop and Palace-Die an advantage of one goal of the two-legged draw-to-between 60 percent of the possession of the artificial surface of the NYE Fredrikstad Stadium.
Glasner was full of praise for his team after the game and revealed that they have now achieved their two goals for the season – reaching the group stage of the European competition and winning the community shield.
'[Fredrikstad] Are not easy to play, “he said.
'We had to accept it and the players did well and defended the box excellently. We know that we must and can play better in possession. '
After what has been a noticeably quiet summer in terms of income in Selhurst Park – only Borna Sosa and Walter Benitez have come through the door so far – Palace is now working on making additions to their team for next week's deadline.
Villareal winger Yeremy Pino currently weighs a move to South Londs in a transfer that would cost around £ 26 million.
The talented attacker is seen as a possible replacement for Ebereechi Eze, who has been so crucial for the success of Palace in recent years.
In the meantime, the Eagles have also asked the possibility of signing Manuel Akanji from Manchester City.
It is thought that City Wil in the £ 15 million region for the Swiss International, which apparently is no longer in the plans of manager Pep Guardiola and cannot be seen in one of their opening Premier League matches.
The 30-year-old was completely omitted from the match day when his side dropped in a 2-0 loss in Tottenham Hotspur after he was an unused replacement at Wolves a week earlier.
Akanji, who switched from Borussia Dortmund in 2022 in 2022, also attracts interest from Turkish Giant Galatasaray.