Another player that Liverpool have been linked with is Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.

The centre-back only has a year left on his deal at Selhurst Park with the Eagles looking to sell the Englishman before he can depart on a free transfer at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

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Guehi is widely regarded as England’s best centre-back at the moment, so it isn’t all that much of a surprise to see Liverpool linked with an interest.

And, while speaking live on talkSPORT, Darren Bent gave his thoughts on the potential of Guehi making the move to Merseyside.

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“It’s a difficult one, but if Liverpool come calling, certainly with the way Liverpool are recruiting at the minute, that’s the place to go,” he said.

“I get it, he might have to go there and battle for his place, but I think Konate has got one year left, he’s got one year left, but I think it might be best for all parties, including the player.

“Liverpool sell Konate to Real Madrid, if they’re willing to pay, and then they buy Guehi.

“That’s the problem then, neither player goes for free, you get a fee for both players, and I think Guehi can go to Liverpool and start.

“Of course he’s going to have one eye on the World Cup next year, I think he’ll be in that, he’s far too good of a defender to not be in it.

“I wouldn’t like to see him go to Liverpool because that’s making them stronger, but it’s just weird that Liverpool have a centre-half who’s got a year left and he’s being courted by Real Madrid, and Guehi has a year left.”

With Jarell Quansah on his way to Bayer Leverkusen for around £30million, Slot is left with just three senior centre-backs among his ranks.

Indeed, Wataru Endo can fill in as a fourth-choice if needed, but when the injury history of Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez is taken into consideration, it feels like they need some reinforcements.



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Indeed, others would then have to be sold to offset the money spent on players such as Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong, but in the grand scheme of things, signing Guehi for such a small fee feels like too good of a deal to turn down.