Journalist shares the ‘big problem’ Liverpool now face with signing Marc Guehi in January

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Giovanni Leoni has already been ruled out for the season due to an ACL tear, which has left Liverpool with just three senior centre-backs among their ranks.However, centre-back isn’t their only problem area, with their choices of right-back also being far from ideal, with none of Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong, or Dominik Szoboszlai playing all that well. Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesDespite this, it still doesn’t feel likely that the Anfield outfit will look to sign a new centre-back in the upcoming January transfer window.

And now, as per a fresh report from journalist David Lynch, he doesn’t think that any sort of money put forward by Liverpool in January would be enough for Palace to let him go due to them competing in the Europa Conference League. “The big problem around Guehi is, will Palace think that whatever money they get in January be enough to think ‘ok, we don’t get to go for the Conference League.’ They could push for Europe this year in the league,” he said to Sports Mole.“What sort of money would justify letting him go in January?

But it would be a nice surprise if they did.”Liverpool must figure out their priorities before the January transfer window comes aroundOn the face of things, it feels clear that Liverpool need to sign a new centre-back in January. Indeed, from a business perspective, it makes perfect sense to wait until they can sign Guehi for free in the summer, but if their performances this season don’t pick back up, they’ll have to weigh up their priorities and figure out what’s best.