Fulham 2-2 Liverpool: Match Review
Liverpool and Manchester City are both in pursuit of Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.
Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner has confirmed that a sale of Marc Guehi will happen in the January transfer window - if the centre-back’s price tag is met.
Guehi has six months remaining of his Selhurst Park contract remaining. The England international, who captained the Eagles to FA Cup glory for the first time last season, has confirmed he will not sign new terms in South London.
Liverpool pursued a move for Guehi last summer but saw the deal collapse at the 11th hour. The Reds agreed a £35 million fee with Palace and Guehi underwent a medical before the Eagles pulled the plug as they could not find a suitable replacement.
And Glasner says he is not ‘naive’ to know that the Eagles will sanction a sale if their expectations over a fee are met. The Selhurst Park boss said: “Everybody wants that he plays for Crystal Palace, signs a new contract and stays here for ever.
“On the other side, there’s the situation that the contract ends in the summer and if somebody is coming, there will be a moment when the club says: ‘Now the financial issue is more important than the sport issue.’ We have to do it and try to get the best. That’s why I’m always saying: ‘I don’t know.’ Because this is different.
“There will be a threshold where the club has to say [sell] … If the player says: ‘I want to leave’ and the money is above the threshold, it will happen. I’m not so naive not to know that if a massive offer comes from City and Marc wants to do it, it will happen.”
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