Liverpool fans will look back at their summer transfer window with contentment, with the Merseyside club splashing the cash to improve Arne Slot’s squad.
The Premier League champions boosted their options across the pitch, with big money signings making the Reds a daunting prospect in 2025-26.
Liverpool signed Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, while the English champions also boosted their options at full-back.
However, potentially the one missing puzzle piece was Liverpool’s failure to add a key target close to the transfer window closing.
Photo by Carl Recine/Getty ImagesLiverpool miss out on Marc Guehi
Liverpool’s interest in Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi was well publicised throughout the summer, with the Merseyside club having a £35 million offer for the England international rejected.
With the centre-half’s contract at Selhurst Park expiring in June 2026, it was believed the Eagles would cash in on their asset now rather than lose him for free in 12 months’ time.
However, with Palace pulling the plug at the 11th hour, their attempts to sign Guehi in the future may well have just become more difficult.
Spanish newspaper Sport suggest Guehi is on Barcelona’s ‘agenda’ and he is ‘being monitored’ by Real Madrid.
A fight for Guehi’s services
Given that a new club could sign Guehi without having to spend a transfer fee, there will be no shortage of suitors for the English defender next year.
The former Chelsea centre-half has shown his importance to Palace in recent years and is now also a mainstay in the England senior squad.
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For Liverpool, with Virgil van Dijk now 34 and a lack of depth in the other central defensive options, signing Guehi would vastly improve Slot’s squad.
However, with the appeal of the Spanish giants and the potential for a huge signing on fee, the Reds’ transfer objectives may well have just become more difficult.