Liverpool look set to be cut adrift in the Marc Guehi transfer race after strong reports in the Italian media claimed Inter Milan were ready to offer Crystal Palace what looks a hugely appealing swap deal ahead of the January window, while further comments from Eagles chairman Steve Parish have spelt more bad news for the Reds.<\/p>\n
The Premier League champions came within a whisker of signing Guehi<\/a> on transfer deadline day, having had a \u00a335m offer accepted that would have guaranteed Crystal Palace a further 10% cut of any future deal. But with the player passing a medical on Merseyside, Palace pulled the plug on the deal at the insistence of manager Oliver Glasner, who had failed to land on a replacement.<\/p>\n Not letting that setback affect him, Guehi has continued to produce consistently for the Eagles, who are enjoying another strong season under Glasner\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n However, with his deal expiring at the end of the season and with the 26-times capped England defender refusing to sign an extension, a plethora of top European sides have now joined Liverpool in expressing interest in Guehi.<\/p>\n Among them are Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona. And with the German champions already holding preliminary talks<\/a>, they appeared to have secured an advantage in the race.<\/p>\n However, after we revealed back in May that Inter Milan were also keen on his services, as exclusively revealed by our transfer correspondent, Rudy Galetti<\/a>, the Serie A giants are poised to make a fresh bid for the player\u2019s services.<\/p>\n And in an effort to beat all their rivals to a deal and not waste any time jostling in a crowded free transfer market for the player next summer, Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a> claims Inter Milan<\/a> are ready to offer their own defender, Yann Bisseck, as a ready-made replacement as part of a swap deal in the here and now and ahead of the winter window.<\/p>\n Their report claims that\u00a0\u2018everyone is crazy for Guehi\u2019 at the Nerazzurri and, with\u00a0Stefan de Vrij, 33, Francesco Acerbi, 37, and Matteo Darmian, 36, all having contracts expiring at the end of this season, they are ready to move for the Palace star at the first available opportunity to bolster their defensive options.<\/p>\n At the same time, Eagles chairman Parish has revealed a major update on the player which also appears to have skittled Liverpool\u2019s hopes on a deal\u2026.<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\udea8\u00a0Liverpool barged aside in Guehi transfer race as Sky Sports reporter names three moves he\u2019ll pick from<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Eagles chief explains risk at Guehi sale to Liverpool<\/strong><\/p>\n News of Inter\u2019s planned approach comes just a matter of hours after Eagles chairman Parish revealed in more detail why his side had pulled the plug on Liverpool\u2019s move with just hours to spare on deadline day.<\/p>\n And in revealing the relegation risk he feared would have hovered over Palace had they sold, Parish has now revealed that the decision ultimately gives the player much more freedom in his next move as he prepares to make a lucrative free transfer exit.<\/p>\n Speaking on the\u00a0Men In Blazers\u00a0podcast<\/a>, he said: \u201cWell, we did quite an analytical look at it in terms of what do we think Marc\u2019s worth in terms of places in the\u00a0Premier League. Obviously, what does it do to that mentality, that psyche, that belief system, all of those indefinables.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you know, what\u2019s the upside? And what\u2019s the downside? It was a very marginal call. Marc was great about it as a person.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019d made an offer. It was Liverpool. It was a massive club, he was obviously interested in going. But he was fine about it, staying, if that was the decision we make.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, it means all of the ball is in his court tremendously as a player, and he\u2019s got the choice of wherever he wants to go. It was a very difficult one, but I think definitely the right one.\u201d<\/p>\n Parish added: \u201cSo we needed to keep Marc because the difference between us having a stellar season and having a relegation-threatened season is us winning five games or not.<\/p>\n \u201cSo the margins in the Premier League are very tight and you have to remember that Michael [Olise] has gone, we\u2019re ok, Ebbs [Eberechi Eze] has gone, we\u2019re ok, Wilfred went, we\u2019re ok. There\u2019s a limit to how much you can keep doing that before you break down the fabric of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n Slot sack talk ramps up at Liverpool; Eagles\u2019 stance on triple sale revealed<\/strong><\/p>\n Guehi may be grateful right now that he didn\u2019t make the move to Anfield, given that the club are currently in the midst of their worst run of defeats in 72 years.<\/p>\n And with the pressure building on Arne Slot, the Dutchman\u00a0has been warned he risks talking himself into the sack<\/a> amid the club\u2019s ongoing poor run of form \u2013 with the Reds manager using his latest press conference to name SIX reasons why his side are struggling.<\/p>\n Guehi, meanwhile, isn\u2019t the only Eagles player in demand ahead of the January window, with Adam Wharton and Daniel Munoz also attracting admiring glances from some of Europe\u2019s biggest sides. Ahead of the January window opening for business, our transfer correspondent, Dean Jones, has revealed Palace\u2019s stance on all three players<\/a>.<\/p>\n