Liverpool emerge as favourites to sign 'absolute tank' as he's not keen on move to Premier League rivals
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Indeed, they may have won their first four Premier League games, but if it wasn’t for the stroke of luck they’ve had this term, Paul Merson believes Liverpool could have been mid-table.
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Even though the transfer window has just closed, talks about potential moves in the January transfer window have started to gain pace, with Liverpool already being linked with several players.
One player that Liverpool ended up missing out on this term was Marc Guehi.
And, as per a fresh report from journalist Simon Phillips, it seems like Guehi has already made up his mind about where he wants to go, amid reported interest from Chelsea.
“There is an awareness within the club that the centre back position can be improved still, and they are working to try and find Maresca the right profile that he wants in,” he wrote.
“Marc Guehi is a player that Chelsea would like to sign, and he is universally liked by everyone at the club.
“However, the club have pretty much walked from that one because he is dead set on joining Liverpool and was never that keen to return to Chelsea anyway.”
It goes without saying that Guehi would be an ideal transfer for Liverpool, with the defender even being described as an “absolute tank” by some of his teammates.
At the moment, due to Konate’s contract situation, it’s hard for Liverpool to make plans for their future transfer windows.
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The Frenchman has also entered the final year of his contract, and if Liverpool allow him to run it down, he could end up exiting Anfield for free, which would be far from ideal.