Marc Guéhi Angy With Crystal Palace’s Decision To Block Move To Liverpool

Marc Guéhi is highly unhappy pinch Crystal Palace’s determination to pull nan plug connected his £35m transportation to Liverpool, which came aft Oliver Glasner stepped successful to forestall nan move by threatening to resign if he was sold, nan Guardian understands.

The Palace chairman, Steve Parish, reluctantly accepted Liverpool’s connection for nan England defender a fewer hours earlier Monday’s deadline contempt Glasner having insisted nan 25-year-old must not beryllium sold because location was nary clip to find an capable replacement.

It is understood that contempt Guéhi having completed nan first portion of his aesculapian successful anticipation of his move to Anfield going done – and a woody expanse having been submitted earlier Monday’s 7pm deadline – Parish changed his mind astatine nan past infinitesimal aft his manager, whose ain statement astatine Selhurst Park expires adjacent summer, said he would locomotion retired if nan woody went through.

Guéhi is believed to person been near bitterly disappointed by nan U-turn, pinch nan woody truthful acold precocious that Palace had already signed disconnected a farewell video that has since been leaked online and ends pinch nan words “Thank you Skip”. A backstage pitchy had besides been lined up to return Guéhi to Merseyside that evening. There is nary proposal that he will not play for Palace again, though 1 root adjacent to Guéhi has said that he is considering whether to proceed arsenic captain.

In stark comparison to Alexander Isak – who efficaciously went connected onslaught to unit done his move to Anfield – nan erstwhile Chelsea subordinate is said to consciousness that he acted correctly during each nan transportation speculation by continuing to play for Palace. Other members of nan squad are besides believed to beryllium upset that Guéhi was denied his move. He is expected to merchandise a connection shortly.

Liverpool could effort to re-sign Guéhi successful nan January transportation window, though he will besides beryllium capable to motion a pre-contract statement for an overseas club. Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus are believed to person expressed an interest.

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