Liverpool are believed to have an “agreement” in place with Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi over a move to Anfield in 2026.
The 25-year-old has been one of the Reds’ biggest transfer targets this year and they came agonisingly close to signing him on deadline day in the summer transfer window.
Guehi even agreed a £35m move to Liverpool and passed a medical, but Palace decided that they didn’t have enough depth without him, and not enough time to bring in a replacement at the last minute.
Now, according to Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol, [via Tribuna], the Premier League champions actually have a “gentleman’s agreement” in place with Guehi over a move to the club.
“I’ve heard talk that he may have a gentleman’s agreement with Liverpool, that he will sign for Liverpool.”
Guehi remains No.1 centre-back choice for Liverpool
Guehi was the man Liverpool wanted in the summer, and there is no reason why that should have changed, with the England international continuing to impress for Palace this season.
The defender has excelled in all facets of his game, averaging 5.3 clearances and 2.8 aerial duels per game in the Premier League, as well as being hailed by former Reds left-back Stephen Warnock:
“Marc Guehi is a magnificent player. My concern for him is I hope he still gets that move to Liverpool. He deserves to play on the bigger stage, which is Champions League football. He has the ability to play at a club like Liverpool.”
While a January move isn’t out of the question, it still feels more likely that Palace will want to keep Guehi until the end of the season, even though they will lose him on a free transfer at that point.
The Eagles are still in Europe and may not want to lose arguably their most important player midway through the campaign.
Liverpool have to be viewing Guehi as their best current centre-back option, though, and it would be a huge shame if they missed out on him.
Talk of an agreement being in place can only be a good thing, however, and getting a deal sorted before his stock potentially rises further at the World Cup, alerting more clubs to him, would be an added bonus.