Overview
- Crystal Palace pulled the plug on a proposed ~£35m deadline‑day transfer to Liverpool after failing to secure a replacement, with the defender having undergone checks.
- Steve Parish says a sale would have posed a "significant risk" to Palace’s campaign and confirms Marc Guehi has rejected new terms.
- Palace’s stance is that there will be no January sale, setting up a free exit when his contract expires at season’s end.
- Multiple outlets report Real Madrid are confident of landing Guehi on a free, while Bayern Munich and Barcelona remain in the chase; Sky Germany says Bayern’s Max Eberl met the player’s agent.
- Foreign clubs can open pre-contract talks from Jan 1, and reporting suggests Guehi is expected to wait for a summer move rather than switch mid-season.