Marc Guehi meets celebrity SUPERFAN ahead of potential Liverpool deal

Liverpool have been tipped to move for a centre-back this summer. There is significant uncertainty over Ibrahima Konate while Jarell Quansah looks set to move to Bayer Leverkusen.

Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace would appear to be the No1 contender. The England international, 24, has only one year left on his contract and could well be sold this summer by his club in order to avoid losing him on a free.

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Guehi was touted as a potential £70m signing back in January when Tottenham were interested but would go for much less than that considering the relatively short duration of his contract.

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That’s where Liverpool come in.

Liverpool interested in Guehi

All the usual reliable Liverpool reporters confirmed the Reds’ interest in Guehi a couple of weeks back.

Since then it’s been speculated whether Guehi would favour a move to Merseyside - either this summer as a part of a mooted £40m transfer or else in 2026 as a free agent.

Konate out, Guehi in?

The Chelsea academy graduate would need guarantees of first-team football if he were to make the move - a prospect that would be more achievable on Merseyside if Konate leaves.

And maybe Guehi will have been persuaded to move to the Premier League champions following a meeting with one of the club’s No1 celebrity fans this week.

Trevor Noah - Liverpool fan

Trevor Noah, the US-based comedian and talk show host, is a long-standing supporter of the Reds - travelling to the 2022 Champions League final in Paris.

He has also been pictured on several occasions with Liverpool stars and is never shy about expressing his devotion to the club on social media.

Guehi meets with Trevor Noah

With Guehi Stateside following the conclusion of the Crystal Palace season, he posed for a photo alongside Noah in New York. “Pleasure to meet you, Trevor & watch you live! Thanks, bro.” Guehi wrote on Instagram.

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If Noah is as big a Liverpool fan as he claims, then he will have surely been making a sales pitch to Guehi.

Hopefully the South African comic has put in enough groundwork on Guehi that Richard Hughes can take over to seal the deal.