Report: Liverpool are now favourites to sign Marc Guehi as 'virtually impossible' verdict is dropped
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Liverpool are still in the market for a new centre-back, with the Reds now ‘clear favourites’ to sign Marc Guehi.The centre-back market in the upcoming January and summer transfer windows will certainly be interesting. Several top-level centre-backs are available as free agents, with Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate among them.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis.
The centre-back may have won the FA Cup and the Community Shield with the Eagles over the last six months or so, but it’s clear that he’s destined for bigger things, such as the Champions League.Photo by Warren Little/Getty ImagesThis is why rumours have already started to emerge about his future with Liverpool’s chances of acquiring his services now being shared. Real Madrid have dropped out of the transfer race for Marc Guehi as Liverpool emerge as favouritesDuring the summer transfer window, most Liverpool fans thought it was nailed on that the Englishman would be joining the Anfield outfit, but in the end, Crystal Palace pulled the plug on the deal.Liverpool were then left in a bit of a troublesome situation, as it meant that they only had four senior options at centre-back, with one of them being 18-year-old Giovanni Leoni.Leoni has now been ruled out for the season due to an ACL tear, which means that they’ve only been left with three options, which is why it isn’t a surprise to see the Reds emerging as favourites to sign the Englishman again.That is, according to a report from Spanish outlet AS, who share that Real Madrid are now ‘out of the running’ due to the ‘obstacle’ of his salary.AS add that Liverpool are the ‘clear favourites’ to secure his services, but a move for the centre-back will not come ‘cheap.’Guehi was one of the original options considered by Real, but, due to his signing bonus and salary, this is now ‘virtually impossible.’Liverpool must throw everything that they can into signing Marc Guehi this seasonSeveral different centre-backs, such as Dayot Upamecano, Joel Ordonez, and Nico Schlotterbeck, have all been linked with an Anfield switch recently.However, of all the options available on the market, it feels like Guehi would be the best of the lot.The 25-year-old is already the captain of Crystal Palace, which proves how strong a leader he already is.
He’s also had plenty of Premier League experience, which means that it shouldn’t take him all that long to get used to life as a Liverpool player. He would have to compete with Virgil van Dijk and Konate for a short while, but once the Dutchman’s contract expires next season, he could have a free run at his place.