Overview

• Liverpool’s deadline‑day move collapsed after Palace withdrew despite a reported £35m agreement and the defender completing a medical.
• Arne Slot called the outcome a disappointment and said he sympathised with the player, who he believed expected to join Liverpool.
• Chairman Tom Werner declined to say whether Liverpool will return in January, keeping the club’s plans non‑committal.
• Multiple outlets report Liverpool are unlikely to bid mid‑season, while former scout Mick Brown told Football Insider Palace could consider £40–50m offers in January.
• Guehi has started for England and continues to captain Palace, and reports link Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern with monitoring his situation.