Palace club expect Guehi to join amid interest from Liverpool and Utd

Crystal Palace sources reportedly expect that if Marc Guehi goes anywhere in January it will be to Liverpool, despite his links to other big clubs.

The England international saw his move to Anfield collapse at the end of the summer, as BBC Sport reported at the time, but his situation remains to be monitored as he will be out of contract at the end of this season.

Guehi will surely appeal to many big clubs as a free agent after his impressive form at Palace, with the Daily Mail naming Manchester United as another team to watch in a recent report.

However, according to Sky Sports, it appears Palace believe that if Guehi is to move in January, it will only be to Liverpool, as other clubs are likely to wait to sign him for free next summer.

Marc Guehi transfer to Liverpool considered more likely than others

Although he failed to secure a move to Liverpool this summer, things will likely have reached a very advanced stage, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Guehi still has his heart set on joining Arne Slot’s side.

The 25-year-old could be a hugely important addition for LFC at the moment as they have issues with their own contract rebel in the form of Ibrahima Konate.

If Konate decides soon that he definitely won’t sign a new deal, then bringing in Guehi as soon as possible surely makes sense for the Merseyside giants.

Yet there is no doubt that Man Utd would also benefit from bringing in a top defender like this, perhaps as a long-term replacement for the aging Harry Maguire.

Liverpool must already regret missing Marc Guehi

Liverpool’s defense has been pretty awful this season, with Slot’s side having already conceded 17 Premier League goals in their first 11 games.

For context, this is worse than clubs like Everton, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Newcastle and Fulham, who are all below them in the table.

In fact, if you look at the table ranked by the most goals conceded, Liverpool are really on the wrong side compared to their title rivals, Arsenal and Manchester City…

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Virgil van Dijk may be starting to show his age, so there is clearly room for a top centre-back like Guehi to come in and strengthen the team.

If Liverpool had been able to bring in Guehi over the summer, they might not already find themselves out of the title race before they even reach December.