Liverpool are making headway in their bid to sign a top Premier League defender before the transfer window closes.
Palace, fresh from winning the FA Cup and Community Shield, want around £40m for the England international, who has made more than 150 appearances since arriving from Chelsea in 2021.
Liverpool are looking to pay less, despite Newcastle bidding up to £65m for him last year.
The Reds are also negotiating for Parma’s 18-year-old Giovanni Leoni, a young Italian prospect seen as one for the future rather than competition for Guehi.
Liverpool have already spent £268m this summer on the likes of Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez, and recouped £170m in sales.
Their rejected £110m bid for Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, who is still pushing for a move to Anfield, means signing both him and Guehi would push spending past £400m.
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