Liverpool stepping up bid to sign Palace's Guehi

Liverpool person held first talks pinch a position to signing Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi this summer.

Palace skipper Guehi has a twelvemonth near connected his contract, but president Steve Parish said earlier this week he could beryllium sold to debar him moving connected a free transportation successful 12 months' time.

Sources person told BBC Sport that Liverpool are looking to motion nan 25-year-old earlier nan summertime transportation model shuts.

If nan clubs do work together a woody for Guehi, nan defender whitethorn request to beryllium persuaded that a move to Anfield is nan correct 1 for him.

Aside from nan financial constituent of his individual terms, nan level of playing clip he will beryllium afforded will besides beryllium a factor.

The defender is simply a regular astatine Palace and, successful a World Cup year, first-team shot will beryllium a important information for nan centre-back.

Liverpool are besides trying to motion 18-year-old Parma centre-back Giovanni Leoni.

The Italy Under-19 world is not seen arsenic a imaginable rival for Guehi but much arsenic 1 for nan future.

He began his profession astatine Padova and had a short spell astatine Sampdoria earlier joining Parma past summer.

Guehi has made much than 150 appearances for Palace since joining from Chelsea successful 2021.

He won nan first of his 23 England caps successful 2022 and was portion of nan Three Lions squad that reached nan Euro 2024 final.

Guehi was nan taxable of bids topping retired astatine £65m from Newcastle past year.

FA Cup winners Palace are believed to want £40m for him now, fixed he only has 12 months near connected his contract, but Liverpool want to salary little than that.

The Reds person already spent astir £270m this summer, though they person recouped astir £170m done subordinate sales.

They person besides had a £110m bid for Alexander Isak rejected by Newcastle, though sources person told BBC Sport the Swede remains wished to move to Anfield.

Signing Guehi and Isak would return Liverpool's summertime spending supra £400m.

Ultimately for Guehi, it is Liverpool aliases thing this summer.

That isn't an perfect script for Crystal Palace, who were hoping for an auction. But nan replacement is losing him for thing adjacent summertime - erstwhile he whitethorn extremity up joining nan Reds connected a free transportation anyway.

While Palace ideally want £40m for Guehi, it whitethorn beryllium that they get a woody worthy astir £35m positive add-ons.

The southbound London nine person reluctantly engaged successful talks to waste their skipper and if each goes to plan, an statement should travel successful nan coming days.

Parish will punishment Guehi's waste done gritted teeth.

He'd for illustration nan defender to enactment and motion a caller deal, but nan likelihood of that is virtually non-existent.

Selling to Liverpool - aliases losing Guehi for thing - now look to beryllium Palace's only options.