Marc Guehi's feelings on Liverpool transfer speak volumes as Barcelona and Real Madrid emerge

Marc Guehi had a Liverpool or nothing outloook during the transfer window, it has been claimed. This could well mean the Crystal Palace captain still moves to Merseyside next summer, despite a deadline day switch collapsing and other teams entering the race.

England international Guehi will be allowed to leave Palace for free next summer when his contract expires. He will be able to sign a pre-contract agreement with potential suitors from January 1, though Liverpool may end up testing the water with a winter bid to ensure the Eagles get some money for their skipper.

Now, Barcelona and Real Madrid have also been linked with a move. They may be out of luck, though, with BBC Sport reporting that Guehi was only prepared to leave Selhurst Park during the summer window if it was to move to Anfield.

Palace were due to receive a fee in the region of £35million had they sold Guehi on deadline day. It wasn't to be, though, and the lack of a fee may allow the centre-back to negotiate a better pay packet next summer.

The club appeared open to a sale, and Guehi had already filmed a farewell video. He will have to wait for his move, though, with manager Oliver Glasner threatening to quit if the sale of Ebere Eze to Arsenal was followed by another high-profile exit.

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"I told this to [the] chairman we have to keep Marc if we want to play a successful season," Glasner told Match of the Day after Guehi scored in a 3-0 win away to Aston Villa on Sunday. "We have no chance to find the right replacement in one day.

"We all agreed that we just sell Marc if we have the right replacement in the building. We wanted a replacement by the 1st July. We have this agreement so it is clear from me.

"He is such a crucial player. He is one of our key players - he is our captain. Again, if we want to play a successful season we have to keep him."

Guehi, an Under-17 World Cup winner with England in 2017 joined Crystal Palace from Chelsea in the summer of 2021 after an impressive loan spell at Swansea. He has made more than 150 appearances for the Eagles in all competitions, and captained them to victory in last season's FA Cup final to deliver European qualification.

"I'm a south London boy; grew up in south London; captained the club from a young age," he said in the leaked farewell video. "They've been fantastic for me and my family. Definitely a pleasure to play for this football club."

While Real Madrid might be keen on the Englishman, they may end up needing to turn to other targets. One option for them is Ibrahima Konate, himself in the final year of his current contract at Liverpool.

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