Overview
- Liverpool have renewed interest in Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, but manager Arne Slot played down the need to buy in January and stressed the club does not have unlimited funds.
- There is still no agreement with the player, according to Christian Falk, with Bayern Munich and other elite clubs in contact about a potential move.
- Liverpool were close to a £35m deal for Guehi on summer deadline day before Palace pulled out, leaving a sense of unfinished business around the target.
- Injuries to Giovanni Leoni (ACL) and Joe Gomez have left Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate as the only senior centre-backs available, sharpening the practical case for cover.
- Guehi enters the final six months of his contract on January 1, increasing the prospect of a reduced-fee transfer in the winter window even as Palace’s stance points to keeping him through the season.