Former England striker Gary Lineker insists Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi was \u201cused\u201d during his failed move to Liverpool over the summer.<\/p>\n
The Reds had a very busy summer transfer window with eight new faces coming through the door at Anfield before the window shut on Monday<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Giovanni Leoni and Alexander Isak, as well as two back-up goalkeepers, joined Liverpool<\/strong><\/a> over the summer.<\/p>\n A deal for Crystal Palace captain Guehi would have been the cherry on top of the cake but a deal fell through in the final seconds of deadline day<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Reports indicated<\/strong><\/a> that Guehi was undergoing his medical ahead of a \u00a335m switch from Selhurst Park when he found out that Crystal Palace had pulled out of the deal after failing to bring in the necessary replacements.<\/p>\n Oliver Glasner reportedly threatened to quit Crystal Palace if Guehi was sold without two replacements and the Eagles boss eventually won the battle with chairman Steve Parish to keep the England international.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Are we seeing the return of the big man up top? Giants incoming this summer\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Liverpool are expected to try again for Guehi in the January transfer window with the latest reports indicating he will be available at a reduced price of \u00a325m<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n And Lineker feels for Guehi with the England centre-back \u201cused\u201d by Crystal Palace with a transfer to Liverpool \u201calmost on the brink\u201d.<\/p>\n Lineker said on The Rest Is Football podcast<\/a>: \u201cIf I were him [Guehi] now, I wouldn\u2019t try to get the move in January, I would now wait until the end of my contract, which is next summer, and go on a free.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve used him a little bit, there\u2019s no question about that, I mean to take it that far, to go almost on the brink, he probably almost signed the contract, and then to be pulled back was tough on him.<\/p>\n MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong> \u201cBut, he\u2019ll get a better deal for himself next summer, certainly financially, who knows if Liverpool will still be in for him at that point, somebody will be because he\u2019s a class act and they also know that he\u2019s a player they can trust as a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n Lineker was surprised that Liverpool allowed the \u201cvery talented\u201d Harvey Elliott to depart from Aston Villa on deadline day, although he admits the attacking midfielder needed more minutes.<\/p>\n The former Barcelona and Tottenham striker added: \u201cI think also, it\u2019s good for Harvey. He was the player of the tournament in the Euros at the Under-21s in the summer. He\u2019s very talented, but he needs to play, doesn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n \u201cI thought he might just go out on loan, but I think they\u2019ve got him for 30-odd million. 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