Palace could lose player for nothing next year
Liverpool reluctant to pay £40m asking price
The Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, has admitted that they are looking to sell their captain Marc Guéhi in this transfer window to avoid potentially losing him for nothing next summer.
The England defender has entered the final 12 months of his contract at Selhurst Park and is wanted by a number of Premier League teams, including Liverpool and Newcastle. It is understood that Arne Slot’s side – who lost to Palace on penalties in the Community Shield on Sunday – is Guéhi’s preferred option, although they have so far been reluctant to pay Palace’s £40m valuation.
Newcastle failed with multiple bids in excess of £50m for the 24-year-old last summer, while Tottenham had an offer worth up to £70m rejected by Palace in January. But when asked if they would be willing to allow Guéhi to leave this month if they receive a suitable offer, Parish acknowledged that they could not afford to allow him to run down his contract.
