Liverpool handed Marc Guehi January transfer hint as talks confirmed amid £35m chance

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Liverpool have been told Crystal Palace could cash-in on their England defender Marc Guehi next month.Liverpool have been told Crystal Palace could cash-in on Marc Guehi in the January transfer window with his contract set to run out at Selhurst Park this summer. The Reds came close to signing the England international during the previous summer window - only for a move to Anfield to break down at the 11th hour.Arne Slot's side have been repeatedly linked with a move for the 25-year-old England regular, who's expected to leave the Eagles on a free transfer when his contract expires.

Liverpool will, however, face stern competition from a number of Europe's elite sides for his signature.Sky German argues Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl has held talks with Guehi's representatives, while Premier League rivals Man City, Barcelona and Real Madrid have all been credited with an interest in his signature.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher issues passionate plea to Mohamed Salah amid Liverpool transfer theoryREAD MORE: Liverpool handed new Marc Guehi transfer deadline as surprise approach plannedFormer Man Utd and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown believes Palace will cash-in on their captain in the January transfer window, to avoid missing out on a potential transfer fee."Palace are in a very difficult situation with Guehi," he told Football Insider. "Glasner obviously doesn't want to lose him mid-way through the season - as he's a crucial player, their captain, one of their best players, and so important to everything they do."So on the playing side of things, it would be very risky to let him leave in January when they still hold ambitions of pushing up the league table and winning in Europe.

The problem is, it will be very tempting for the Palace hierarchy to sell."They almost let him go in the summer - and would have done if not for the manager's protestations - so I have no doubt they will be tempted again."If they get an offer around that £35million they were willing to accept in the summer, it would make sense on the financial side of things to let him go."So it's about the footballing side versus the financial side, the manager versus the board and unfortunately, in my experience, the board will usually be tempted."As much as Palace won't want to lose Guehi, I expect they will look at the financial side of things, and think that's too much money to turn down."Speaking previously about Guehi's failed transfer, Palace chairman Steve Parish told radio station talkSPORT: "It's a difficult decision."It's as simple as that these things are never black and white. 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 it's a fairly unusual set of circumstances in which to keep a player."If we were fighting between the difference of 10th and 14th place, if that was going to be the difference between keeping Marc and letting Marc go, then probably we would have said; 'We should take the money'."