Amidst an uptick in rumours suggesting Manchester City and Bayern Munich have fully joined the race to sign Liverpool target Marc Guehi, whose move to Anfield collapsed on deadline day at the end of the summer
transfer window, there’s more potential bad news for the Reds.
Many had long expected Liverpool would return for Guehi in January, and those feeling only increased after a season-ending injury to centre half Giovanni Leoni that left the Reds with just three players for the position including injury-prone Joe Gomez. Palace, though, won’t be looking to sell.
At least that’s the message from manager Oliver Glasner, who was asked about the player’s future this week and responded shortly and firmly by saying he believes that “Marc will stay until the end of the season.” The manager didn’t elaborate and quickly moved the conversation on.
Guehi has already shown he won’t agitate for a move, and with the player out of contract in the summer and Palace over-performing this season and now targeting a finish in the European places, it’s probably realistically time for anyone hoping for a January move to dial back expectations.
It still seems possible the undersized 25-year-old England international signs with the Reds at the end of the season given the groundwork they laid last summer, but they will have to survive the rest of the season without Guehi—and will likely then face serious competition for him.
