The latest Liverpool news and transfer rumors as Crystal Palace expects bids for Marc Guehi this month, and Harvey Elliott considers a possible move to the United States
05:00, 10 Jan 2026
Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi could be on the move in January
Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi could be on the move in January(Image: Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
Crystal Palace reportedly believes that Liverpool could make a play to sign Marc Guehi this month after missing out on signing him last summer.
Liverpool struck a deal to sign Guehi on September 1 last year, only for Palace to U-turn on the agreement at the 11th hour over Oliver Glasner's concerns that Guehi's departure would leave Palace defensively short.
Guehi will leave Palace in 2026, but it remains to be seen whether the defender will leave for a fee this month or for free when his contract expires at the end of the season. A host of top clubs – in the Premier League and abroad – are interested in Guehi, and Liverpool will not have the free run at the player that it appeared to have last year.
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However, Sky Sports reports that most of those clubs are likely to wait until the end of the season, when they will try to convince the 25-year-old that theirs is the right club to join.
That could give Liverpool an opportunity to sign Guehi this month, and it is reported that Palace thinks that Liverpool could make an offer to sign Guehi during the winter window.
Manchester City is another club that could look to sign Guehi in January after losing Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol to long-term injuries earlier this month.
Harvey Elliott heading to MLS?
Meanwhile, Harvey Elliott is reportedly willing to go to MLS to ensure he doesn't remain on the sidelines at Aston Villa for the remainder of the season.
Harvey Elliott could move to Major League Soccer
Harvey Elliott could move to Major League Soccer(Image: Getty Images)
Elliott has not played for Villa since the beginning of October.
Unai Emery admitted last week that the 22-year-old's lack of game time is due to Villa's reluctance to trigger the buy option in the loan deal that took Elliott from Liverpool to Villa last summer.
Elliott finds himself in a tough spot, as FIFA rules stipulate that a player cannot appear for more than two clubs in a season, unless the third club plays in a league that starts and finishes at a different time of the year to the league or leagues that the first two clubs compete in.
One possible solution is for Elliott to move to MLS in the United States, which runs from February to October each year — unlike most European leagues, which tend to run from August until May.
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It was reported earlier in the January window that Elliott was not considering a move to the United States.
But Sports Boom suggests that the player's stance has now changed.
Chicago Fire and New York City are both said to have reached out to Elliott's representatives over the prospect of him joining them for the start of the MLS season next month, with a Stateside move now said to be "firmly on the cards."