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The race to safe Marc Guéhi’s signature is heating up, with each Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool getting ready for a possible switch tug-of-war.
Based on a report from The Each day Mirror, Metropolis are able to rival Liverpool of their pursuit of the Crystal Palace captain, who is ready to grow to be a free agent on the finish of the 2025/26 marketing campaign.
Guéhi had come near leaving Selhurst Park this summer season. A £35 million deadline-day change to Liverpool was agreed in precept, with the England worldwide even finishing medical.
Nevertheless, the transfer collapsed when Palace pulled out on the eleventh hour. The membership had lined up Brighton defender Igor Julio as a substitute, however West Ham United hijacked the deal, leaving Oliver Glasner’s facet with no selection however to carry onto their skipper.
Liverpool are assured of signing Marc Guehi subsequent 12 months
Liverpool stay assured of revisiting the deal subsequent summer season. Sources near Anfield imagine the groundwork laid in the course of the failed switch will give them a bonus in negotiations when Guéhi’s contract runs down.
Nevertheless, Manchester Metropolis’s entry into the race complicates issues. Pep Guardiola is reportedly an enormous admirer of Guéhi, significantly after his sturdy showings with the England nationwide workforce and his function in Palace’s FA Cup triumph.
Man Metropolis are in search of long-term options
Metropolis are planning for the long-term way forward for their protection. With Manuel Akanji leaving the membership this summer season and John Stones not being the identical participant he as soon as was, Guardiola is seeking to make defensive additions.
With over 150 appearances for the membership since arriving from Chelsea in 2021, Guehi has been central to Palace’s rise in recent times, and shedding their captain with out compensation can be a bitter blow.
Membership insiders have admitted they nonetheless hope to persuade him to signal recent phrases, however with Liverpool and Metropolis circling, optimism is fading.
Former England boss Gareth Southgate described Guehi as an ‘distinctive’ participant.
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