According to the Telegraph, Liverpool will not give any offer to Marc Guehi in the January 2026 transfer window, and intend to recruit Crystal Palace center -backs in the free summer.
The dream of moving to Anfield of Guehi was stopped at the last minute in the summer transfer window, when the president of Palace, Steve Parish agreed with the request of coach Oliver Glasner to retain the British player staying at the club.
Initially, Liverpool reached an agreement worth 35 million pounds for Guehi, and many believe the Premier League champions will return to the negotiation table in January. However, the club confirmed that they will not continue to negotiate, nor have the intention to pay the transfer fee to the 25 -year -old star.
Some other clubs are ready to compete for Guehi's signature, but because Liverpool has been allowed to meet, conduct medical examination and reach personal agreements with the player, The Reds understands that Guehi still watches its long -term future associated with Anfield.
He will be Liverpool's number one target center -back in 2026, and the club ignores the contact information with another team, considering it as a trick for them to go back to the negotiation table on January 1. With Liverpool, the viewpoint is very clear: either £ 35 million for Guehi in the summer of 2025, either free next year. There is no other thing.
Guehi was very excited at the prospect of moving to the Merseyside region, and at Anfield also had a lot of sympathy when his dream was broken in time, prepared for a new journey.
Part of the frustration came from the fact that Palace took the initiative to approach Liverpool to ask for the interest for Guehi – something that Anfield's scout department received with enthusiasm. However, Liverpool also understood that Palace would last until the last minute of the green light, and indeed The Eagles did just before the deadline. And it was this “time” from Palace that led to a broken mission.
That is also why Liverpool refused to sell Joe Gomez to AC Milan. The veteran defender now plays a key role on the bench, contributing to The Reds in the Premier League's race to protect the Premier League as well as conquering the Champions League peak.
If coming to Anfield, Guehi will replace Gomez, not Ibrahima Konate. However, the French center -back was in a situation similar to the captain of Palace, when he appeared in the final year of the contract. Thus, in the case, in the case of Liverpool successfully recruiting Guehi in the form of free in the summer of 2026, they will most likely lose Konate because the two sides are deadlock in the contract extension stage.
Recently, the information Real Madrid wanted to own Konate for free spread widely, and the French star could completely follow the path that former teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold chose.