Liverpool have a £17m STEAL waiting for confirmation

Liverpool have an opportunity to grab a £17m steal. It's just waiting for their confirmation.

Liverpool had a whirlwind summer but one that didn't end the way they hoped. Of course, they did get to celebrate Alexander Isak arriving as the most expensive player in British history.

But it was supposed to be more than that.

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Liverpool tried to snap up Marc Guehi right at the death and appeared to have everything agreed. Crystal Palace had said yes to a fee, Guehi said yes to a contract, and a medical was done.

Only, Palace then pulled out at the last minute. It's thought that boss Oliver Glasner refused to sign off on the sale as the Eagles didn't have an adequate replacement.

But that certainly doesn't end the story. Guehi's contract expires in 2026 and Palace have one more chance to secure some sort of transfer fee for him.

So will Liverpool bite?

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The new Marc Guehi price?

Reports in Spain suggest Guehi will now be available in January for around £17m. We've called that an 'extraordinary' price and it truly is.

Of course, it's actually £17m for six months of a player but even then, we think it's well worth it for Liverpool. For a few reasons, too.

Firstly, it gets you Guehi for the business end of the season. Liverpool hope to compete on several fronts and having the defender in for that period would be a blessing.

Almost certainly worth £17m on its own, in fact.

But tie in the fact that it would lock down a player Liverpool are eager to sign and the £17m looks like a no-brainer. The Reds will face all sorts of competition in the summer if they wait, including from Real Madrid.

And that's the other interesting side of this. Ibrahima Konaté's contract also expires after this season, with Madrid heavily linked.

Liverpool might not be able to tidy that situation up the way they want to, with Konaté agreeing a new deal. But they can sort it by grabbing his successor and giving him an extra six months to learn the role at Anfield.

Again, that seems well worth the £17m. It actually makes it feel like a complete steal.

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