The Premier League champions have tabled an offer for the in-demand defender
Marc Guehi would prove difficult to replace for Palace
Marc Guehi would prove difficult to replace for Palace (PA Wire)
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Liverpool have made a £35m bid for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.
The Premier League champions entered into talks for the England centre-back weeks ago and have now had a formal offer in their attempts to bring him to Anfield.
Guehi is in the last year of his contract with the FA Cup winners and Palace risk losing him on a free transfer next summer.
However, Palace manager Oliver Glasner said this week that Guehi “has to” stay and that it is “almost impossible” to find a replacement of the same calibre.
Liverpool have already spent more than £300m this summer and have bought one centre-back, in Geovanni Leoni from Parma, though Jarell Quansah has left to join Bayer Leverkusen.
But they have conceded twice in all three games so far this season, including the Community Shield against Palace, with Ibrahima Konate making a shaky start to the campaign.
Guehi had attracted interest from Newcastle and Tottenham, with the Magpies making four bids for him last summer and Spurs submitting an offer in January, but now Anfield is seen as the likeliest destination if he does leave.
Liverpool will not loan Joe Gomez out and the defender is very unlikely to be leaving permanently before the transfer window closes.
The England centre-back had been touted as a possible replacement for Guehi at Selhurst Park.