Liverpool transfers: Crystal Palace set £70m price tag for Marc Guehi

Liverpool will NOT pay the Crystal Palace asking price for centre back Marc Guehi this summer. 

That’s according to a new report in Football Insider, which claims that the Eagles are seeking £70 million for the England man. 

Guehi, 24, played 25 Premier League matches for Palace last season, missing a chunk of the campaign from February to April with a knee injury.

He is under contract until 2026 at Selhurst Park and Oliver Glasner’s side are reported to have set a prohibitively high price tag on the central defender this summer. 

Having lost Michael Olise to Bayern Munich - and facing strong interest from multiple parties in Eberechi Eze - Palace are reluctant to lose all of their prized assets during his off-season. 

That means any team seeking to sign Guehi are going to have to face paying a premium in order to prise him away from the club he joined in 2021 from Chelsea. 

Having come through the youth ranks at Cobham, the Cote d’Ivoire-born defender moved to Palace for an initial £18m fee. 

He has since established himself as one of the most consistent defenders in the top flight, earning 17 England caps in the process. 

Following an injury suffered by Harry Maguire on the eve of Euro 2024, Guehi was named as England’s starting centre back alongside Manchester City’s John Stones and earned the plaudits for his performances in Germany as the Three Lions reached the final. 

Liverpool weigh up centre back bid

Liverpool are reported to be in the market for a new centre back this summer with uncertainty over the future of Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip leaving upon the expiry of his contract. 

Dean Huijsen of Juventus is named as a potential arrival in the Football Insider report but it’s revealed that the Spaniard is seen more as a long-term project rather than a first-team ready signing. 

Other players mentioned have been Goncalo Inacio, Piero Hincapie, Willian Pacho and Leny Yoro. However, after declaring their interest in the young Frenchman, the Reds could only watch on as he joined Manchester United.