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Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Liverpool FC at Selhurst Park(Image: 2024 Sebastian Frej/MB Media)

Crystal Palace could be closing in on their replacement for Marc Guehi.

The defender continues to be linked with a move to Liverpool this summer.

The Reds are set to sell Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen in a £35m deal, meaning Arne Slot will need to add some defensive reinforcements to his squad.



Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez will be the remaining centre-back options.

"Liverpool insist they are relaxed over their pursuit of a new centre-back as it stands," reported Paul Gorst for the ECHO on Tuesday.

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"Having shown interest in Levi Colwill, Leny Yoro and Dean Huijsen in the last three summer windows, to varying extents, the profile of a younger defender is still very much part of the plan inside Anfield.

The crux of a potential move is likely to come in how flexible Palace are when it comes to their asking price."

Given Guehi has only a year left on his contract at Selhurst Park, it is no surprise that the FA Cup winners are in the market for a new defender regardless as to whether their skipper leaves this summer.

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Guehi is said to have made it clear he will not sign a new deal with the south London club, meaning no sale this summer could see him leave for free in 2026.

According to A Bola (h/t Sport Witness), Palace are closing to adding some defensive reinforcement to their squad in the form of Ousmane Diomande.

On the front page of the paper it says Palace are "one step away" from signing the 21-year-old from Sporting CP.

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For Liverpool, any potential deal could clearly have a knock-on effect, with Palace perhaps more open to any sale of Guehi with a long-term defensive prospect secured.

Palace also face an anxious wait to find out what European competition they will be playing in next season.

A decision has been delayed as to whether they can play in the Europa League because of UEFA's multi-club ownership rules, which prevents teams under the same ownership from playing in the same European competition.

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John Textor owns both Lyon and has a 44 per cent stake in Palace, although he has agreed to sell his stake in the Premier League club.