Crystal Palace Reject £35m Liverpool Bid For England Defender Marc Guéhi

Crystal Palace are demanding that Liverpool summation their connection of £35m for Marc Guéhi to lucifer their valuation of £40m for nan England defender earlier sanctioning his departure.

Liverpool are understood to person submitted an charismatic bid for Guéhi connected Saturday that was instantly countered by Palace. They want an first £35m positive different £5m successful bonuses and a 10% sell-on clause to beryllium included successful nan deal, pinch talks continuing.

Guéhi has little than 12 months remaining connected his statement and has refused to motion an extension, pinch nan Palace chair, Steve Parish, admitting aft their triumph complete Arne Slot’s broadside successful nan Community Shield that he whitethorn person to beryllium sold this period to debar losing nan 25-year-old for free adjacent summer. Liverpool are understood to beryllium Guéhi’s preferred destination but nan Premier League champions had yet to formalise their attack until Saturday afternoon.

Palace are believed to beryllium fresh to let him to depart if their valuation is met, contempt Oliver Glasner saying connected Friday that it was excessively precocious to motion a replacement, fixed nan transportation model closes connected Monday.

Palace, who rejected a bid worthy up to £70m for Guéhi from Tottenham successful January, person been hopeless to adhd protect reinforcements amid uncertainty complete his early and agreed a woody worthy up to €27m (£23.4m) pinch Toulouse for Jaydee Canvot, pinch nan France Under-20s defender expected to motion a five-year statement astatine Selhurst Park.

Toulouse’s Jaydee Canvot is expected to motion a five-year woody astatine Crystal Palace. Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters

Canvot is seen arsenic a subordinate pinch immense potential, having made his breakthrough successful Ligue 1 past season. But nan FA Cup winners person been disappointment truthful acold successful their efforts to find a much knowledgeable replacement and Liverpool are believed to person rejected an attack to motion Joe Gomez connected indebtedness arsenic portion of nan Guéhi deal.

The England defender could still beryllium disposable connected a imperishable deal, while Palace person been successful talks pinch Manchester City complete a move for Manuel Akanji but nan Switzerland defender has liking from Milan truthful looks apt to move elsewhere. They person besides made inquiries astir taking erstwhile Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu connected indebtedness from Monaco.

Glasner made it clear connected Friday that he wants Guéhi to stay. “From my side, he has to [still beryllium a Crystal Palace player] because it’s not imaginable astatine nan infinitesimal to find a Marc Guéhi replacement who tin play consecutive successful nan Premier League, being a starter, being consistent,” said nan Palace manager. “When we spot our instauration of occurrence successful nan past fewer months, it’s our defence … Marc is simply a important part. Getting nan correct replacement successful now is almost impossible.”