Liverpool 'advance' in talks for January statement signing

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 3 Dec 2025 11:09 GMT
4 min read

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Liverpool are advancing in talks to sign Marc Guehi and are increasingly confident of getting their man in January.

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TeamTalk reports that the Reds have reopened talks to sign Guehi mid season, having been so close to getting him during the summer.

Current ETV

Marc Guéhi

D (CL)

C. Palace

Marc Guéhi

D (CL)

C. Palace

ETV Range

€37.4M - €45.8M

The report states that Crystal Palace are now potentially open to selling Guehi in January for a reduced price in order to avoid losing him for nothing in the summer when his contract expires.

Liverpool are preparing to offer around €28-34 million, and a fee in that region could be enough for Palace to accept.

Guehi is open to the move, and The Athletic adds that Real Madrid are unlikely to challenge them.

Guehi to Liverpool

The centre back will certainly leave Palace in 2026 in January or the summer, with Oliver Glasner confirming last week that he will renew his contract that expires at the end of the season.

Guehi was in talks with Liverpool throughout the last summer transfer window and he was expected to complete an Anfield switch before the 19:00 BST deadline on Deadline Day.

A deal had been fully agreed between all parties, while Guehi had successfully undergone his medical at Liverpool ahead of a €40 million transfer.

However, Crystal Palace pulled the plug on the deal at the final hurdle amidst reports manager Oliver Glasner threatened to resign if Guehi was sold.

Guehi’s deal to Liverpool was so advanced that he even recorded a ‘farewell video’ for Crystal Palace fans.

The player has established himself as one of the best centre backs in the Premier League and was part of a Palace team who won the FA Cup in May.

Guehi grew up in Chelsea’s youth system from the age of seven and graduated all the way to the first team.

However, he only played two games in the EFL Cup before he was loaned to Swansea in 2020 and eventually sold to Crystal Palace in 2021.

At Palace he has established himself as one of the best defenders in the Premier League, making over 150 appearances.

He has been capped 26 times by England and he impressed during Euro 2024 on the way to the final.

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