Liverpool recruiter makes Marc Guehi prediction after $47M transfer bid

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"The little clip in the tunnel during the Community Shield was interesting with the little handshake and the wink, maybe a conversation has gone on somewhere along the line.

"I think he's a quality player and being left-sided would help because Van Dijk, I know everyone thinks he can play up to 45 [years old] but he can't and there's a lot of games to play.

I think he'd be an unbelievable signing for that alone.

“I thought they were going to get him last summer actually when they were linked with him quite a bit?

Konate’s situation is going to be difficult because if he keeps turning down contracts, Liverpool are going to have to get to a point where they're selling him.

"Like Trent, once he's got a year left, he's going to have to go now or in January.

"Right at the end of the window they'll just go, actually he's not going to sign, let's just get rid of him after signing Guehi, or maybe signing Guehi puts the pressure on Konate.

If it's not now, I think it'll be January.”

Downing believes that Slot views Guehi as a possible long-term replacement for Van Dijk, who is nine years older than the England international.

“I think he's obviously a player they want to sign and he plays on that left side, doesn't he?" Downing said

Signing good players who can play two or three positions helps a lot because even Kerkez has come in who could probably fill two positions, left centre-back or left back.

“I think Guehi would be coming in as the cover and I can say in a couple of years time he will probably be Van Dijk’s successor, I can see that yeah.”