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Liverpool are reportedly in talks over a potential transfer for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.

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As Marc Guehi enters the final 12 months of his Crystal Palace terms at the start of July, Liverpool's waiting game goes on.

For the superclubs of the Premier League - those whose annual revenues sit just under the billion pound mark - that's a prospect most are comfortable with.



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None more so than Liverpool themselves, who have been happy to squeeze a final year out of around a half dozen prominent players before allowing them to depart as free agents.

From Emre Can to Gini Wijnaldum, James Milner and Roberto Firmino, the Reds have preferred to see the players retain their value through performances on the pitch rather than leave for a cut-price fee when the last 12 months are in sight.

The same also applies to Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Helping the team qualify for the Champions League is more valuable for the club than a departure, when a more expensive and hastily-arranged replacement might be needed.

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For Crystal Palace, however, they might not enjoy a similar luxury and having turned down four bids from Newcastle last summer for club captain Guehi at around the £60m mark, the Eagles might be forced into Plan B, which is to bring their asking price down significantly if they are to receive any sort of fee for the 24-year-old.

It's unclear at this stage if the FA Cup holders will even be able to represent the Premier League in next season's Europa League as the issue around owner John Textor, who also co-owns French club Lyon, ongoing.

The American has agreed to sell his 44% stake in Palace in a bid to help their case but their fate, at the time of writing is unknown.

UEFA's multi-club ownership rules prevents teams under the same ownership from competing in the same European competition, leaving Palace in limbo as things stand.

The Europa League is nowhere near as lucrative as the more glamorous Champions League but the lack of European football, in a general sense, will be considered a blow for Palace's hopes of retaining Guehi.

While a lack of Europe will impact the balance sheets, Guehi will likely also be desperate to experience some form of continental action at club level as he looks to build on a career that has taken him to the England setup while in south London.

With Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate firmly established as the first choice pairing at Anfield, and Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo there for cover, Liverpool insist they are relaxed over their pursuit of a new centre-back as it stands.

It was and it will be the best final ever,” says Rafa Benitez about Liverpool’s fifth European Cup win in 2005.

A deal for the Ivory Coast international at Selhurst Park may even be the catalyst for Palace to put their club captain in the shop window.

That's likely why the Reds are content to wait just now.
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