Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi is set to leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires with a number of top teams monitoring his situation
Isaac Seelochan Senior Sports Journalist and Josh Holland
13:54, 11 Jan 2026
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Marc Guehi has a big decision to make on his future at the end of the season(Image: Getty Images)
Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi is said to favour a move to Arsenal or Liverpool over Manchester City. The defender was on the brink of a switch to Anfield last summer, but the deal fell through late in the window.
The centre-back's contract is due to run out in 2026, and Palace manager Oliver Glasner has admitted that he could leave Selhurst Park this month if an appropriate offer is tabled.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all reportedly keeping tabs on the 25-year-old. However, current frontrunners Arsenal, who extended their lead at the top after a goalless draw with Liverpool on Thursday, have also allegedly entered the race.
Sam Lee from The Athletic has suggested in an interview for the Let Me Talk podcast that City are trailing behind Liverpool and Arsenal in the pursuit of Palace's defender. He revealed: "On Monday night, I was told by somebody who knows what's going on at City, but also I think probably Palace as well, he said he thinks Guehi wants to stay until the summer and he prefers Liverpool [to City] in any case," reports the Mirror.
"Someone else messaged me on Twitter (X) and I know he's very good on other club stuff, he was like; 'Yeah, he wants to stay until the summer - and he prefers Liverpool and Arsenal'. I was like: 'Well I haven't heard Arsenal', but that kind of tallies what I'd been told the night before."
Whether Arsenal will make a move for Guehi or wait until the summer when his contract runs out remains to be seen. The Gunners were interested in Guehi last summer, but instead opted to sign Spanish prospect Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia, while Piero Hincapie also joined from Bayer Leverkusen.
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Marc Guehi's contract at Crystal Palace expires at the end of the season(Image: Getty Images)
Liverpool had a £35million plus £5m in add-ons bid accepted last summer, but failed to finalise the deal on transfer deadline day. Palace reportedly believe they can secure a similar fee in January, with City showing keen interest after losing key defenders Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias to injury, and John Stones also sidelined.
"Honestly I don't know what will happen," Glasner commented on Guehi's situation earlier this week. "If you're just valuing sports, everyone in the club will say Marc has to stay. The chairman will tell you the same. But it's not one-dimensional.
"Nothing in life is one-dimensional. So if you see the financial situation, it's very important. Everybody wants him to play for Crystal Palace, sign a new contract and stay here forever.
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"That's what everybody will tell you. On the other side, there's the situation the contract ends in 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.
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"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."