Liverpool on back foot in Marc Guehi January transfer race as Bayern Munich push ahead

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Liverpool came agonisingly close to signing Marc Guehi for £35million in the summer transfer window and now the Reds face competition from Bayern Munich as January rolls aroundLiverpool are on red alert after it emerged that Bayern Munich have pencilled in talks with Marc Guehi over a potential free transfer. That's because Bayern's director of sport, Max Eberl, plans to speak to Guehi in January and steal a march on Liverpool, according to Sky Germany.Once the 25-year-old enters the last six months of his deal, he'll be allowed to speak to clubs from abroad and sign a pre-contract agreement.

It's even been claimed that Bayern star Harry Kane is urging his England team-mate to move to Munich.READ MORE: Liverpool given Antoine Semenyo transfer impetus by Mo Salah situation and fierce competitionREAD MORE: Harry Kane makes final decision on Barcelona transfer as Tottenham suffer £57m blowThere is one upside to Bayern's pursuit of Guehi for Liverpool. Although Real have cooled their interest, Konate's drop-off in performance this season has put Liverpool in a tricky position.Should Liverpool bid for Marc Guehi in January?

Arne Slot hopes that Konate can turn his form around in the second half of the season, having helped Liverpool keep a clean sheet during their crucial 1-0 win away to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday."I think the hardest thing for him but also for me is to see that during large parts of the game he's played very well, also in games where he was involved in goals we've conceded," Slot explained."Let's take the PSV game. I think until that moment he played a very good game and that has been so many times, so it's not a surprise for me that he can play well, but I'm so happy for him that he kept a clean sheet and he wasn't involved in anything that happened tonight."He has also been very unlucky that if you make mistake or if you are involved in a mistake that this ball constantly has gone in."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.