Marc Guehi transfer decision delayed to final hour due to owner’s fitness class – Liverpool FC

Marc Guehi was left at the hours of darkness by Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish over his transfer to Liverpool till the ultimate hour of deadline day for a weird purpose.

Guehi had undergone his medical forward of a proposed £35 million swap to Anfield on the ultimate day of the switch window just for Palace to tug the plug final minute.

The London membership have been unwilling to half methods with their captain having did not signal an sufficient substitute and with supervisor Oliver Glasner indicating he would stop if Guehi was bought.

However the matter was made worse by Palace co-owner and chairman Parish not having the ability to attend a gathering with Guehi and his advisors till 6pm as a result of he was participating in a health class.

In accordance with BBC Sport‘s Sami Mokbel, Parish was attending a category in Soho, within the coronary heart of London, which means any ultimate communication over a transfer was delayed till the very finish of deadline day.

Liverpool have been required to file a deal sheet with the Premier League with the intention to prolong the deadline by two hours to 9pm, solely to be informed the switch was off at round 7.45pm.

Clearly, the membership’s chief decision-maker not being out there for probably the most essential interval didn’t assist both Palace or Liverpool.

It will even have broken any possibilities of signing a substitute for Guehi in time, although the Eagles have been already unsuccessful in strikes for the likes of Ousmane Diomande, Manuel Akanji and, late on, Igor Julio.

The Guardian‘s Ed Aarons experiences that the 25-year-old is “extraordinarily sad” with Palace’s choice to U-turn on a deal.

A farewell video bundle for Guehi had already been produced and Liverpool officers have been in place to journey with the defender as much as Merseyside to finalise the switch.

Aarons experiences that the state of affairs has left the England worldwide considering whether or not to relinquish the Palace captaincy.

The decision to disclaim Guehi his transfer has even been poorly obtained by others within the squad, with the participant of the idea that he performed himself correctly all through negotiations – contrasting to actions of the likes of Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres and Yoane Wissa.

Liverpool are anticipated to resume their curiosity within the centre-back as early as January, realizing that with solely 5 months left on his contract by that time his worth will solely have dropped additional.

However they may even bear in mind that they may signal Guehi on a free switch in the summertime – although that may danger competing with profitable provides from elsewhere.