Fabrizio Romano's latest update massively impacts Marc Guehi deal

Fabrizio Romano has issued a major new update which could have an impact on Liverpool's pursuit of Marc Guehi.

After Jarell Quansah's departure, the Reds will be looking to bolster their defensive options. Quansah joining Bayer Leverkusen means Arne Slot has just three senior options left to choose from.

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Among the three, Virgil van Dijk is the only option who has not suffered consistently with injury woes at Anfield, with Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez both prone to pick up niggles.

That's why Liverpool are looking at options in the market and the club's first choice seems to be Guehi.

The Crystal Palace defender would be an excellent option. It's easy to see why Liverpool are looking at him as the club's next potential signing.

He has just one year left on his contract, he's homegrown and he's only about to turn 25-years-old.

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In this current market, you will not find anyone who is available with the same amount of experience in the Premier League and in international football.

Guehi is also an excellent defender. He may not be the strongest in the air but he compensates for that with his ability to progress the ball and win duels on the ground.

This will make him a solid choice for Slot's style of football and the only thing missing really is for Liverpool to agree a fee with Palace and get this over the line.

Now that agreement could be inching closer after Fabrizio Romano's latest update.

As we all know, Palace qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup last season. However, their ability to participate in the tournament hangs in the balance as Lyon also qualified to compete in the competition.

This would not normally be an issue, had it not be the fact that the majority shareholder in both clubs was John Textor, up until he sold his shares very recently.

Textor selling the shares was after the UEFA deadline of March, which means UEFA now have a decision to make.

This was a decision they had postponed until Lyon's fate was determined in Ligue 1, where they were relegated due to excessive debts.

However, that decision has not been upheld as Romano tweeted out on Wednesday afternoon. This means Lyon are going to be staying in Ligue 1 and UEFA now have a decision to make once again.

In whose favour UEFA will rule remains to be seen. But this, as Sami Mokbel reports puts Palace's participation in the Europa League in jeopardy.

This is terrible news for Palace fans but it's positive news for Liverpool. Palace were holding out for a big fee with the promise of European football for Guehi.

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But if that's not on the table, there is another obstacle cleared in order for Liverpool to complete the signing of the England international.