Oliver Glasner intervened over centre-back’s £35m switch
Guéhi considering giving up Palace captaincy in protest
Marc Guéhi is extremely unhappy with Crystal Palace’s decision to pull the plug on his £35m transfer to Liverpool, which came after Oliver Glasner stepped in to prevent the move by threatening to resign if he was sold, the Guardian understands.
The Palace chairman, Steve Parish, reluctantly accepted Liverpool’s offer for the England defender a few hours before Monday’s deadline despite Glasner having insisted the 25-year-old must not be sold because there was no time to find an adequate replacement.
It is understood that despite Guéhi having completed the first part of his medical in expectation of his move to Anfield going through – and a deal sheet having been submitted before Monday’s 7pm deadline – Parish changed his mind at the last minute after his manager, whose own contract at Selhurst Park expires next summer, said he would walk out if the deal went through.
