Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi has been linked with moves to Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City as he enters the final months of his contract at Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi is wanted and has been linked with Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City. (Image: Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi is reportedly interested in joining Arsenal or Liverpool over Manchester City. Guehi was on the verge of heading to Anfield last summer before a deal fell through, leaving his future uncertain.
The centre-back’s contract is due to expire in 2026. And Palace manager Oliver Glasner has admitted he could leave Selhurst Park this month if the right offer is made.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all keen on the 25-year-old. However, current leaders Arsenal, who extended their lead at the top of the table with a goalless draw with Liverpool on Thursday, have also reportedly thrown their hat into the ring.
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And The Athletic’s Sam Lee claimed in an interview on the Let Me Talk podcast that City are losing out to Liverpool and Arsenal as potential defenders for Palace.
“I heard from someone on Monday night who knows what’s going on at City and probably Palace as well. He wants Gehi to stay until the summer and he likes Liverpool better than City anyway,” he said.
“Someone else messaged me on Twitter (X) and I know he’s very good about other clubs. He said, ‘Yeah, he wants to stay until the summer, but he likes Liverpool and Arsenal better.’ I was like, ‘Well, I haven’t heard about Arsenal,’ but that kind of fits in with what I was hearing the night before.”
Arsenal have been floated as a transfer option for Marc Guehi if he leaves Crystal Palace in January. (Image: (Jordan Pettit/PA Wire))
It remains to be seen whether Arsenal will make a bid until the summer, when Gehi’s contract expires. However, the Gunners showed interest in Guehi last summer and have since decided to go in a different direction, signing Spanish prospect Cristian Mosquera from Valencia, while Piero Hincapie also joined from Bayer Leverkusen.
Liverpool had accepted an offer of £35 million plus £5 million in add-ons last summer, but were unable to complete the deal on transfer deadline day. Palace reportedly know they could make a similar sum in January. City are very keen as they have lost key defenders Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias to injury and John Stones is also absent.
“Honestly, I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Glasner said of Guehi earlier this week. “If we just focus on sport, everyone at the club will say that Marc should stay.
“The chairman would say the same thing, but it’s not one-sided.
“Nothing in life is one-dimensional, so it’s very important to look at the financial situation. “Everyone wants him to play for Crystal Palace, sign a new contract and stay here permanently.
“Everyone will say that. On the other hand, there is a situation where the contract ends in the summer and if someone comes in, there will be a moment when the club will say that financial issues are more important than sporting issues at the moment.”
“I’m not naive enough not to know that if a huge offer came from City and Marc wanted it, it would happen.”
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