Liverpool has obvious decision to make amid Marc Guehi and Dayot Upamecano links

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Leoni's injury combined with Crystal Palace's U-turn on Marc Guehi has left Liverpool light at the back, and a new center-back is virtually guaranteed to arrive in 2026. There is also the added benefit of Guehi qualifying as a homegrown player in Liverpool's squad.

Upamecano is a good player, but he is simply not on Guehi's level. Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has offered an explanation for why Marc Guehi's transfer was blocked (Image: Getty Images) "We don't guess about these things.

"If we were fighting between the difference of 10th and 14th, 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'." There's no denying Upamecano's clear quality, but it's also difficult to deny he'd be more of a risk, as there's no suggestion he would adapt immediately to the fast-paced nature of the Premier League. Guehi, however, has years of experience in England's top-flight.