Liverpool’s spending spree this summer time reveals little signal of stopping.
The Merseysiders have already revamped their again 5 with the additions of Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Armin Pecsi, and Freddie Woodman.
Now, it appears Arne Slot’s males are going full throttle for a centre-back signing after having offered Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen.
Certainly, if reviews are to be believed, Marc Guehi is open to a change to Liverpool.
Liverpool signing Marc Guehi relies on one factor
Liverpool are eager on Marc Guehi, nonetheless, the membership is not going to be pushed into doing a deal fully on Crystal Palace’s phrases.
On that word, we gained’t decide to paying a switch charge across the £40m-45m bracket, in response to Ben Jacobs on X (previously Twitter).
Within the meantime, we’re understood to be assessing the obtainable choices in the marketplace, together with highly-rated left-sided defender Jorrel Hato.
Liverpool will solely advance their curiosity in Marc Guehi if Crystal Palace’s asking worth drops.#LFC haven’t any plans to pay £45m-£50m. Worth would must be nicely south of this bracket.
Liverpool are nonetheless assessing whether or not Guehi is a real market alternative.
Palace open to… pic.twitter.com/jNYplU23C5
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) June 29, 2025
At 24 years of age, Guehi does sit exterior sporting director Richard Hughes’ excellent age profile, however an exception might but be made for the Eagles skipper.
Liverpool want a centre-back signing
We’re all in favour of Liverpool’s affected person strategy out there, which has in the end yielded clear success over time, significantly throughout Jurgen Klopp’s early seasons on the membership.
However make no mistake: it is a key space for Hughes and our recruitment crew to deal with this summer time.
We’re formally one man down after Quansah’s everlasting exit, and there are ongoing query marks over whether or not Ibrahima Konate will final at Anfield past 2026. The Frenchman’s contract is ready to run out in a 12 months, while Joe Gomez’s health historical past is chequered, to say the least.
Marc Guehi, then, would attraction for various causes. The England worldwide is inexpensive (even across the £45m mark) and, intriguingly, comfy with the ball at his ft.
Gamers
Passes tried per 90
Passes accomplished per 90
Marc Guehi
51.93
83.5%
Ibrahima Konate
62.64
90.4%
* Stats from the final three hundred and sixty five days (all competitions), by way of FBref
As Sky Sports activities word, the defender completed the 2024/25 marketing campaign high for passes tried and accomplished. That might not be significantly spectacular when in comparison with Konate’s superior numbers, however we’d count on Guehi’s stats to scale up in a superior crew anticipated to dominate possession.
Of even higher curiosity, maybe, is the Palace star’s outstanding harm document. Since lacking three video games with harm within the 2020/21 season, the defender has solely missed 13 video games for the Eagles (all coming within the 2023/24 marketing campaign).
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