Marc Guehi state of play heading into January window as frontrunner named for Liverpool target

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After Liverpool wrapped up their on-pitch activities in 2025, eyes are beginning to turn towards the January transfer window.The Reds do not always dip into the winter market, but there is a feeling that they simply have to in 2026.Centre-back is the main item on the agenda, with hope that Liverpool will try once again to prise Marc Guehi away from Crystal Palace.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say The England international is virtually certain to leave Selhurst Park in 2026, but Palace manager Oliver Glasner has recently claimed that Guehi will stay put until the end of the season.Ahead of the window opening on Thursday, journalists Sacha Tavolieri and Sami Mokbel have given the latest on whether Glasner is likely to be proven right.Liverpool named as Marc Guehi favouritesGiven his contract situation, Guehi is likely to be on the hitlist of just about every top European club next year.But according to Tavolieri, Barcelona are unlikely to be one of the sides rivalling Liverpool for the 25-year-old.Photo by Ed Sykes/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Nico Schlotterbeck has Liverpool fans scrambling after Reds-related post on social mediaTaking to X on Saturday, the Belgian journalist reported that Barca cannot match the wages on offer to Guehi from English clubs, name-dropping Liverpool as the current frontrunners.“FC Barcelona close to ruling out about Marc Guehi!” Tavolieri says.

Liverpool still leading the race for Guehi. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Liverpool likely to have to wait until the summerAlthough Tavolieri is happy to name Liverpool as Guehi’s most likely destination, BBC journalist Sami Mokbel has cast a little more doubt on that eventuality.Speaking on Saturday’s edition of Football Focus, Mokbel claimed that the Palace captain is likely to stay put until the end of the campaign and then decide between a plethora of sides across Europe.“My understanding at the moment is that he is probably expected to stay at Palace until the end of the season where his contract expires,” the reporter said.

All these clubs have registered varying degrees of interest in Marc Guehi in recent weeks and when you come to the end of the season you’ll have Liverpool back in the mix, Man City back in the mix. He is leaving but I expect that situation to continue until the summer when he’ll have a pick of clubs.”Mokbel goes on to say that although Guehi wanted to join Liverpool in the summer, many clubs have seen the way he’s conducted himself since the move fell through and have begun to target him as a result.