Crystal Palace boss shuts down Marc Guehi to Liverpool transfer - 'He has to stay!'
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Marc Guehi could leave Crystal Palace for Liverpool before the deadline(Image: Getty Images)Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has begged the club hierarchy to reject any offer from Liverpool for Marc Guehi before the transfer window closes.
There are now just four days remaining until the summer transfer window shuts for business and Glasner is desperate to keep hold of his captain.
Liverpool entered talks to sign the centre-back earlier this month but have so far been unwilling to meet Palace's £40million valuation.
Mirror Football understands that the Reds are confident of striking a deal for a lower price because Guehi has entered the final year of his contract and Palace chairman Steve Parish knows they can't afford to lose him for nothing next summer.
Guehi started as Palace drew 0-0 with Norwegian side Fredrikstad to qualify for the Conference League league phase on Thursday night and Glasner has now publicly contradicted Parish's statement due to concerns over signing potential replacements so late in the window.
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"From my side, now it is Friday and the window closes on Monday, he has to [stay]," Glasner said in a press conference.
"He has to, because I think it is not possible at the moment to find a Marc Guehi replacement, who can play straight [away] in the Premier League, being a starter for Crystal Palace, being consistent.
"When we see our foundation of the success we've had in the last couple of months, and also the foundation of going into the group stage (of the Conference League), is out defence.
We had two clean sheets against Fredrikstad, we've had five games played with three clean sheets, we've conceded just one goal in the Premier League, so this is our foundation.
"Marc is a crucial part.
He's focused and again, if Marc had said at one moment 'I want to leave Crystal Palace', the deal would have happened already weeks ago because of his situation.
"And there is nobody to blame for it - if a player is one year left on the contract and gives the signal 'I definitely want to leave' then a deal would happen in every single club.
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