Liverpool planning another move for Marc Guehi – Liverpool FC

Liverpool are planning one other transfer for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi, and a deal could possibly be struck for considerably decrease than agreed on deadline day.

Guehi was left bitterly upset {that a} long-proposed transfer to Anfield fell via within the ultimate hours of deadline day.

Crystal Palace agreed a deal price £35 million, plus a ten % sell-on clause, solely to drag out resulting from supervisor Oliver Glasner threatening to stop if his captain was bought.

That leaves Guehi unsettled at Selhurst Park and, into the ultimate yr of his contract, awaiting a transfer maybe as early as January.

Liverpool are set to make one other method for the 25-year-old, with the Mail‘s Lewis Steele reporting that the champions retain their curiosity.

A brand new supply for the defender may come within the January switch window, with these phrases virtually sure to fall manner beneath the £35 million finalised on Monday.

That comes with Guehi capable of go away on a free switch months later, with Palace figuring out mid-season can be their ultimate alternative to money in.

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A lot will nonetheless rely upon the London membership with the ability to signal a alternative, with AC Milan‘s Strahinja Pavlovic a identified goal who may step into the void.

The Athletic‘s James Pearce has relayed phrase from senior sources at Anfield that they have been “shocked and upset at Palace’s late U-turn fairly than offended.”

That comes with an acknowledgement of Glasner’s wants as a supervisor and, possible, the already robust financial institution of centre-backs in Arne Slot‘s first-team squad.

However regardless of having added Giovanni Leoni to Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez, Pearce additionally provides that it’s “extremely possible” Guehi will be part of them sooner or later.

It’s nonetheless unclear whether or not Liverpool would make one other method in January or just wait till the summer season when the England worldwide is out there without spending a dime.

That might hinge on what occurs within the coming months – for each Liverpool and Palace – as any main accidents may speed up plans to strengthen Slot’s again line.

As may a call on Konate’s personal future, with the Frenchman nonetheless in talks over a brand new contract however but to make vital progress on an extension to a deal which expires subsequent yr, as Actual Madrid loom.