Crystal Palace expect Liverpool to be the only realistic suitor for Marc Gu\u00e9hi in the January window, according to Sky Sports News. Palace are operating under the assumption that Liverpool are the only team who would be willing to make a bid this winter for a player who will be available on a free transfer six months later, per Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n
Other clubs are understood to hold interest in Gu\u00e9hi but are not expected to press to sign him in January. Manchester United have recently emerged as an interested party, while the La Liga duo of Barcelona and Real Madrid are thought to be circling. German champions Bayern Munich are singled out as a very keen onlooker by Sky Sports News. European teams can open talks with the England international from New Year\u2019s Day ahead of a potential free transfer once his Palace contract expires on June 30. United will legally have to wait until July to approach him directly.<\/p>\n
Liverpool still retain an interest and could delay until the summer, but recent form may force an earlier decision. The reigning Premier League champions sit in eighth place, a position that has highlighted defensive problems across Arne Slot\u2019s side. VAR has been blamed only up to a point, and the club\u2019s lack of cover at centre back has been widely discussed.<\/p>\n
Former Liverpool centre back Jamie Carragher has emphasised the need for reinforcements. \u201cLiverpool need to spend in January, they need to buy a centre back, they should have bought a centre back in the summer,\u201d he told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t, and then the one centre back they did buy, [Giovanni] Leoni, a young Italian player, looked fantastic in the game that he played, a Carabao Cup game. Unfortunately, he got an ACL injury , so we won\u2019t see him until next season.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiverpool are probably one injury away at centre back from really derailing the season, so they have to go to the market in January.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carragher supported much of the summer business and noted wider squad changes. Florian Wirtz offers another creative outlet and both full back positions were strengthened. The departures of Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez and Luis D\u00edaz, together with the tragic passing of Diogo Jota, opened space for two forwards, a context in which Carragher questioned the decision to sign Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitik\u00e9 as out-and-out strikers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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