Marc Guehi drops SIGNIFICANT transfer hint after deadline day glitch

Liverpool narrowly missed out on signing Marc Guehi over the summer transfer window.

Having seemingly chased the Crystal Palace captain throughout the summer, Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes finally submitted an official offer on transfer deadline day.

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Liverpool were willing to pay an initial £35m for the England international - whose contract expires in summer 2026. But the deal was called OFF at the last minute when Crystal Palace backed out owing to a failure to land a suitable replacement.

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Having sold Jarell Quansah - and with question marks over both Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez’s long-term futures - the Premier League champions could have done with another high-quality defender coming through the door.

Liverpool need to move for a centre-back

Those needs are even more pronounced now that Giovanni Leoni has been ruled out of action for up to a year as a result of a debilitating ACL injury.

Liverpool now only have Virgil van Dijk as well as Konate and Gomez as their senior fit centre-back options - meaning a move for Guehi or another defender is a necessity in January or next summer.

The consequence of losing out on 25-year-old Guehi however is that all of a sudden other clubs will have a chance to sign him all over again.

Door opens for rivals' Guehi deal

A Liverpool deal looked certain - but now according to a new report in Caught Offside the door is open for other clubs such as Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United in the Premier League as well as Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Palace are said to be open to SELLING Guehi for between €20m and €30m in January as they seek to make a return on their captain and Spurs are described as being among the frontrunners right now for Guehi.

Liverpool are mentioned as possessing an interest in the former Chelsea youth as they view Guehi as a long-term solution at centre-back.

Guehi wants Real Madrid contact

However, there could be a twist in the tale as the report claims that Guehi has told his team to keep contact alive with Real Madrid.

Although the Spanish side have an interest in Ibrahima Konate, they could also make a move for Guehi if the conditions are right.

“Guehi has instructed his representatives to keep communication lines open with Real Madrid in particular,” the report reads.

Madrid are plotting a defensive overhaul - with Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba likely to leave at the end of their contracts in summer 2026.

Losing Konate to Madrid would be a significant blow for the Reds’ head coach Arne Slot but problems could be compounded by losing his first-choice replacement too.

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