Marc Guehi considering drastic action after Liverpool denial

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Liverpool appeared on the verge of bolstering their defence with England centre-back Marc Guehi after agreeing a £35 million deal with Crystal Palace – even holding a medical in London on transfer deadline day.

Throughout the summer, the Reds sought to replace Jarrell Quansah and address early-season defensive frailties, having conceded six goals in their first three matches.

Guehi, Palace’s captain and a central figure in Premier League and England squads, was identified as the ideal solution.

But in a dramatic twist, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner refused to sanction the sale without a like-for-like replacement, threatening to resign if Guehi departed.

Palace’s targeted signing of Brighton’s Igor Julio collapsed when the defender opted for West Ham instead, leaving the Eagles without adequate cover at centre-back.

Although Toulouse’s Jaydee Canvot arrived just before the deadline, Palace deemed it insufficient and pulled the plug on the £35 million transfer before 7 pm.

And it seems that Marc Guehi could take some pretty drastic action as the dust settles around his failed transfer.

Ed Aarons of the Guardian has reported that the 25-year-old is “extremely unhappy” with the developments, and that he could even resign as captain for the Eagles as result:

Marc Guéhi is extremely unhappy with Crystal Palace’s decision to pull the plug on his £35m transfer to Liverpool, which came after Oliver Glasner stepped in to prevent the move by threatening to resign if he was sold

“Guéhi is believed to have been left bitterly disappointed by the U-turn.”

“There is no suggestion that he will not play for Palace again, although one source close to Guéhi has said that he is considering whether to continue as captain.”

Aarons also suggested that Guehi could come out with a statement imminently.

There has been plenty of discourse around how well Guehi carried himself throughout the saga, and didn’t get the move, compared to how Alexander Isak and Yoane Wissa acted and got their move.

One has to feel for the Palace skipper, who did not step a toe out of line but gets his dream move thwarted.

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