Liverpool backed into corner as Marc Guehi transfer statement made

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Liverpool failed to sign Marc Guehi this summer but, amid their injury issues and fresh reports, they could well be forced to move for the England star in JanuaryLiverpool could be forced into a deal to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi - following reports that Oliver Glasner's side are set to cash-in during the January transfer window. According to reports, Barcelona and Real Madrid are keen on the England international with the prospect of the La Liga giants potentially luring him away from the Premier League.The Austrian's side will bid farewell to their captain at the end of the season after he turned down a new contract at Selhurst Park.

However, according to the i paper, Palace may try to recoup some money for Guehi in the January transfer window, marking the end of his nearly six-year stint with the club.It's suggested that Palace's strategy for the upcoming transfer window is to avoid losing the England centre-back on a free transfer. Liverpool were close to securing his signature during the summer transfer window, but the deal fell through at the last minute as Palace couldn't find a replacement."I think Marc has already told us that he doesn't sign a new contract, so he will leave next year," said the Austrian on Friday.

And that's normal."And for us, it's how we can deal with this situation? [What] is the best way to get this next step done? If you look at it rationally, if you look at what is worth the place in the Premier League, the fact that we're in the Conference League for the first time in our history, this is a fairly unusual set of circumstances in which to keep a player."If we were fighting between the difference of 10th and 14th, and if that was going to be the difference between keeping Marc and letting Marc go, then probably we would have said; 'Right, we should take the money'."Liverpool were anticipated to wait until the end of the 2025/2026 campaign to attempt to secure Guehi on a free transfer, but now face a choice with interest from Europe's elite clubs - who would also be able to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with the defender in January's transfer window.Huge Premier League kit & merch saleThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.