Marc Guehi to Liverpool transfer: Two rejected bids shed light on Crystal Palace stance

Marc Guehi has emerged as the latest big-money transfer target for Liverpool as the Premier League champions continue to make waves in the transfer market - but Crystal Palace will not sell their star defender on the cheap.

Guehi, 24, is coming off the back of a fine season with the Eagles, who lifted the FA Cup last month. And, 12 months on from rejecting a bid from Newcastle, as well as one from Tottenham in January, it seems Crystal Palace are braced for further interest in their captain.

Liverpool are the latest team to take an interest in Guehi, who moved to Selhurst Park from Chelsea in the summer of 2021. The Reds are in talks to sell Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen for around £34million and have set their sights on Guehi to replace their academy graduate.

But although the England star may be in the final year of his contract, Palace are expected to play hardball over his future.

While they may be unable to command the £65m they were seeking from Newcastle last summer, Palace are still likely to demand a significant sum to part ways with Guehi ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. They also rejected an offer from Spurs six months ago, worth £55m with £15m in add-ons.

There could, however, be a deal to be done with the Eagles currently in talks over a £40m deal for Ousmane Diomande, the Sporting Lisbon centre half who, ironically, has previously been looked at by Liverpool.

The champions are keen to add another top centre-back to their squad with Ibrahima Konate's future still up in the air, while there is also uncertainty over Joe Gomez.

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Jarrad Branthwaite is another player Liverpool admire, per The Mail, however, there is an acceptance that signing Everton's star centre half would be anything but straightforward owing to the bitter rivalry with their next-door neighbours.

As well as a new centre-back, Liverpool are also pursuing Milos Kerkez, with a deal for the Bournemouth left-back now thought to be close.

Florian Wirtz is in Liverpool and poised to officially shatter the British transfer record on Friday when his £116m switch from Bayer Leverkusen is finalised. The 22-year-old will undergo a medical on Merseyside before putting pen to paper on a long-term deal.

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