Liverpool will hold talks with Crystal Palace and Marc Guehi “this week,” reported one journalist as the Eagles’ chairman admitted they may have to sell.
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Liverpool have long been reported to be targeting Guehi this summer, and things could finally start to move in the coming days.
Merseyside journalist Lewis Steele reported: “Liverpool remain keen and set to hold further talks this week. They don’t want to overpay for a player out of contract soon, though.”
This comes after Palace lost their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning they will play in the Europa Conference League instead of the Europa League.
Following the Community Shield, in which Guehi captained Palace to their penalty shootout win over Liverpool, Eagles chairman Steve Parish admitted they may have to sell the centre-back.
Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi lifts the Community Shield with team-mates (John Walton/PA)
“Yes. I mean, we’d have to, of course,” said Parish, who is also co-owner, when asked if he would seriously entertain tempting bids for his skipper over the next three weeks.
“For players of that calibre to leave on a free, it’s a problem. No doubt about it, unfortunately.
“We had one bid (last summer) but Joachim (Andersen) went (to Fulham) and we couldn’t afford to lose both of them. We then had another bid in January but that was a difficult situation as well, and the player had a point of view on that one.
“So we just have to see what happens but it needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind.”
Palace were originally holding out for a fee of over £50 million, but that has since come down to nearer £40m, reported BBC Sport‘s Sami Mokbel.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, August 10, 2025: Crystal Palace's captain Marc Guéhi during the FA Community Shield match between Crystal Palace FC and Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
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Liverpool FC: On this day
HN613K BRUCE GROBBELAAR LIVERPOOL FC 31 August 1993
On this day, Bruce Grobbelaar left Liverpool in 1994 after over 13 years at Anfield, during which he won six league titles, the European Cup, three FA Cups and three League Cups – not a bad haul!
Remembered as one of the greatest goalkeepers in Liverpool’s history, he played 628 games under five different managers, keeping 267 clean sheets in the process.
A charismatic figure, Grobbelaar moved to Southampton on a free transfer before playing for Plymouth and spending time at several lower-league clubs.