Marc Gehi has attracted interest from several clubs across Europe after missing out on a move from Crystal Palace to Liverpool last summer, but his future remains up in the air.
Liverpool may have just suffered a setback in their bid to sign Marc Gehi after Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards was stretchered off against Arsenal next month. Richards was injured during the second half of the Carabao Cup defeat to the Gunners on penalties.
The defender’s leg was seen bleeding profusely due to an accidental contact with Gabriel Jesus. Play was stopped between the two teams before the centre-back was carried away on a stretcher.
In a post-match update, Palace manager Oliver Glasner said: “He bruised his leg, got stomped on it and had to get stitches.
“I don’t know how many stitches I had, but it’s a few. The doctor said it doesn’t look that bad. I always have hope. We have to have hope.”
“We don’t know if he will be fit for the game against Tottenham, but we hope he will be back against Fulham.”
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However, the injury caused some headaches for Glasner, as there was no notable central defender on his bench. As a result, Richards was replaced by Will Hughes, with Jefferson Lerma dropping into the back four.
Guehi was on the verge of joining Liverpool in September, but his contract expires at the end of this season. A £35m move to Anfield collapsed on deadline day when Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish pulled out of the deal with 11 hours left after failing to sign a replacement.
The Reds remain interested in the England international, but it remains to be seen whether he will make a move next month. The defender is expected to attract attractive offers from overseas, with clubs including Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid thought to be interested.
Manchester City are also thought to be interested in the defender, but Palace boss Parish has already hinted at a further sale at Selhurst Park, even as the Eagles aim to qualify for a second successive European qualification campaign.
“We are looking at players who may have to be replaced in the summer,” he revealed earlier this month. “We’re not going to put everything on the red flag and have a big problem.
“There is a limit to how much money you can spend, unless you want to be in a situation where you are continually putting money in every year. You can’t spend money you don’t have.
“As a club we have to put some guardrails in place or we’re going to have big problems building up down the road. We all saw where prices went in the summer. It’s a difficult situation.
“We didn’t get the right thing at the right time when the finances were in place. There’s no point in doing something about it. How are you going to have someone come and tell him he’s number one in the Ebus (Eze) position when we still have him?”
“In the case of Marc (Guehi), we kept him. You can’t always get what you want. We’re in the top flight. You might wonder why other clubs would bid for our player two weeks before the end of the deadline. I don’t know why they did that.”
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