Stefan Borson: ‘Liverpool fans have disagreed with me’ about £10m Marc Guehi claim
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James Murray
Tue 9 September 2025 12:59, UK
Liverpool fans have disagreed with paying an extra £10million to sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace.
Guehi saw his move to Liverpool collapse on deadline day (1 September) following weeks of speculation surrounding his future.
Football Insider revealed on 6 September Liverpool are ready to wait until next summer to sign Guehi despite foreign clubs being able to agree pre-contract terms with the 25-year-old from January onwards.
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This article contains exclusive comment from Stefan Borson, a former financial adviser to Man City.
Bayern Munich have entered the race to sign Guehi, while he’s also been linked with the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson said: “Some Liverpool fans have disagreed with me on this, but I think they had a perfect summer aside from one little wrinkle.
I think maybe on Guehi, they just overdid it, but £35million was a very good price.
I think they might have changed the dynamic of the deal if they’d have said, look, just to get it over the line, we’ll give you another £10million.
“Very much like the situation with Alexander-Arnold in the summer, where Real Madrid could have said we’ll just wait until the contract expires on 30 June, he’ll join us on 30 June and he’ll play in the second half of the Club World Cup.
“But instead, they paid a strategic premium to get him early.