Palace turn down Liverpool’s £35m bid for Marc Guéhi as the London club want £5m add-ons plus sell-on clause.
Crystal Palace reject £35m Liverpool bid for England defender Marc Guéhi.
Before allowing Marc Guéhi to leave, Crystal Palace is requesting that Liverpool raise their offer of £35 million to match their assessment of £40 million for the England defender.
According to reports, Liverpool made an official proposal for Guéhi on Saturday, but Palace quickly matched it. Talks are still ongoing, but they want the contract to include an initial £35 million plus an additional £5 million in bonuses and a 10% sell-on clause.
Steve Parish, the Palace chair, acknowledged following their triumph over Arne Slot’s team in the Community Shield that Guéhi may need to be sold this month in order to keep the 25-year-old for free next summer. Guéhi has less than 12 months left on his contract and has declined to sign an extension.
Guéhi’s preferred destination is reportedly Liverpool, but the Premier League winners hadn’t formally announced their interest until Saturday afternoon.
Even though Oliver Glasner stated on Friday that it was too late to sign a replacement because the transfer market ends on Monday, Palace is reportedly prepared to let him leave if their valuation is fulfilled.
A deal worth up to €27 million (£23.4 million) was reached with Toulouse for Jaydee Canvot, a defender for the France Under-20s who is expected to sign a five-year contract at Selhurst Park. Palace, who turned down a bid of up to £70 million for Guéhi from Tottenham in January, have been desperate to add defensive reinforcements amid uncertainty over his future.
Glasner made it clear on Friday that he wants Guéhi to stay. “From my side, he has to [still be a Crystal Palace player] because it’s not possible at the moment to find a Marc Guéhi replacement who can play straight in the Premier League, being a starter, being consistent,” said the Palace manager. “When we see our foundation of success in the last few months, it’s our defence … Marc is a crucial part. Getting the right replacement in now is almost impossible.”