Marc Guehi advised by Gary Lineker on next course of action after failed Liverpool move
Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net.
Marc Guehi was denied the chance to join Liverpool after Crystal Palace failed to sign a replacement(Image: 2025 Getty Images)Gary Lineker has told Marc Guehi to stay at Crystal Palace for another season and leave on a lucrative free transfer after his Liverpool move fell through.
The Premier League champions secured the British record-breaking £125million signing of Alexander Isak on deadline day.
They then moved to make Palace captain Guehi their ninth summer acquisition after weeks of transfer speculation.
England international Guehi, whose contract runs out next summer, now has the option of signing a new deal, leaving in January for a lower fee or holding out until the end of the season before leaving Palace as a free agent.
READ MORE:Marc Guehi decides his next move after being left furious at Liverpool transfer collapseREAD MORE:Alan Shearer perfectly sums up Marc Guehi and Liverpool saga after transfer collapsed
Former Match of the Day presenter Lineker thinks the centre-back should choose the last option, which represents the smarter financial move for Guehi as free agents typically command better wages and signing-on fees.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Lineker began by saying: “I did feel a bit for Marc Guehi because he’d seemingly behaved admirably and didn’t get his move.
Who knows whether Liverpool will still be in for him, somebody will because he’s a class act."
Gary Lineker thinks Marc Guehi should remain with Crystal Palace until the end of the season(Image: The Rest Is Football podcast)
Guehi will have his sights set on the World Cup next summer too, and remaining at Palace for now means he'll at least be guaranteed regular playing time.
On the other hand you’re right, financially he should benefit hugely from it.”
There's a sense that Guehi behaved with class throughout the summer and didn't try to force a transfer, whilst other high-profile stars effectively downed tools to secure moves.
But The Guardian reports the defender has been left furious with Palace's last-minute decision to block his switch to Anfield, having completed a medical in London to seal his Liverpool move on Monday.
Oliver Glasner threatened to quit Crystal Palace if his captain Marc Guehi was allowed to leave(Image: Bryn Lennon, Getty Images)
It was also reported that Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner threatened to quit if Guehi was sold to Liverpool.
That was after the Eagles failed to bring in Brighton defender Igor Julio, who was seen as a potential replacement for Guehi but instead opted for a season-long loan at West Ham.
Guehi captained Palace to victory in last season's FA Cup final and scored a stunning first goal of the season in a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at the weekend.