Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish admitted the club could be forced to consider selling captain Marc Guehi this summer, amid the constant reports in the media that both Liverpool and CHELSEA are very keen on a transfer deal
The Eagles came back to beat Liverpool in a penalty shoot-out and lift the Community Shield at Wembley and stun the Premier League Champions, adding to their impressive FA Cup win at the back end of last season.
Palace’s second piece of silverware in 86 days was a welcome reprieve from their ongoing legal battle, with the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) now deciding that they will play in the conference League this season and not the Europa League.
Guehi’s contract expires at the end of this campaign and Sunday’s opponents Liverpool are thought to be frontrunners to secure the signature of the 25-year-old England defender, but CHELSEA have been showing some late interest.
Now, amid all the speculation and rumours, Parish has opened up and claimed that Palace may be forced into letting one of the clubs star players leave this transfer window: “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.”
IcFootballnews Says…
Guehi is ready for that next step in his career, he is ready to play for a massive club like CHELSEA, but he may be very happy to stay put as he seems to be winning trophies at Palace.
If he is sold this summer, he will be a massive loss that is for sure..
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