Liverpool step up efforts to sign Guehi from Crystal Palace
Liverpool They have reportedly stepped up their efforts to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, according to a Spanish outlet. Transfers.
After moving to the south London club from Chelsea In 2021, the 24-year-old has established himself as a talismanic figure for the Eagles in recent years. He was selected to play for England in the European Championship last summer and helped his country reach the final.
After that, he attracted a lot of attention last summer and the Reds were linked with a move for him. But, Newcastle UnitedEdit They were reportedly more interested in signing him, and in the end, the Eagles would not allow him to leave.
Now, the Englishman has continued to play a vital role for Crystal Palace this season and Transfers He claims that Liverpool are still interested in signing him. They are even willing to step up their efforts to get the deal done by submitting a £65m proposal.
This will not be enough money to persuade Crystal Palace to cash in on him. But the player has entered the final 18 months of his current contract and if they fail to agree a new deal with him soon, they could sell him at a reduced price next year.
Gehi to Liverpool
The 24-year-old is fast, strong, comfortable playing from the back, efficient in defensive contributions and reads the game well. What's more, he is a first division Proven defender, so should take less time to establish himself if he moves to Anfield.
Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Jarell Quansah and Joe Gomez are the centre-back options Liverpool currently have at their disposal. But Konate has been sidelined by injury in recent weeks, while Gomez had a problem last time out against western ham United.
Van Dijk's current contract expires at the end of this season and he will turn 34 next year. Therefore, signing a new defender would be the right decision, even if they manage to tie him down to a new mandate in the coming weeks.
It will be interesting to see if the Merseyside club finally manages to sign Guehi to add depth in the defensive department.
