All that, though, has changed this summer as Slot has sought to put his own stamp on the Premier League champions\u2019 squad. Four names have already been brought in this window, and a fifth \u2013 in Milos Kerkez \u2013 will be officially announced imminently.<\/p>\n
The Reds, though, are still not done and moves to bring in a new centre half and a new striker are next on the radar, though, as explained earlier on Wednesday morning, a series of big-money sales will likely be needed first.<\/p>\n
The defender top of Slot\u2019s wishlist is now Crystal Palace rock Guehi<\/a>, who is expected to be on the move this summer with just a year left on his deal.<\/p>\n However, as Pearce explained on the Walk On podcast<\/a>, a deal to bring the 24-year-old centre-half to Anfield will hinge on two factors \u2013 who comes in for him and how much Palace will demand.<\/p>\n Drawing comparisons to Slot\u2019s failed pursuit for another \u00a350m target, Pearce explained:\u00a0\u201cEven just a few months ago, Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth ends up going to Real Madrid. There\u2019s no question that Liverpool would have loved to have signed him.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that shows you what the preferred profile is, but it doesn\u2019t mean that Liverpool wouldn\u2019t do something different in the right circumstances. But I think in this case, with Guehi, the right circumstances will literally be how much is the package going to be, and does it represent a really decent market opportunity?<\/p>\n \u201cI think a lot of that will depend what kind of competition there is for him, because obviously, Palace will want an auction, won\u2019t they? They want to drive up the price as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\udd34\u00a0The five Liverpool targets most heavily linked with Anfield transfers after Florian Wirtz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool face strong competition for Marc Guehi<\/strong><\/p>\n The Reds will, understandably, be far from alone in their pursuit of Guehi.<\/p>\n The 23-times capped England regular, valued at around \u00a370m by Palace, but likely to leave for a fee some distance less, has been linked with moves to three other Premier League sides, all alerted by his likely availability this summer.<\/p>\n To that end, the Eagles are understood to be happy to bide their time to see what offers roll in and it is expected that any move to sell him could be done much later in the summer.<\/p>\n We can reveal the defender remains very much on the wanted list at his former club, Chelsea, with Enzo Maresca a confirmed admirer. There is strong competition too from London rivals, Tottenham, while Newcastle\u2019s efforts to bring him to the North-East are also well documented after Eddie Howe\u2019s side held extensive talks over a deal last summer.<\/p>\n Wherever Guehi moves to, he will do so expecting to be a first-team regular; a situation perhaps slightly more complicated at Anfield given Slot\u2019s preference to lean on Virgil van Dijk and Ibou Konate as his first-choice pairing.<\/p>\n However, Konate is yet to agree a new deal at Anfield and is said to have been left \u201cdisappointed\u201d by the club\u2019s latest contract proposal to him.<\/p>\n With just a year left on his deal, a possible sale this summer cannot be wholly ruled out.<\/p>\n And while Van Dijk has committed to a new two-year contract, at the age of 34 next month, Liverpool are wary that the player is now very much in the autumn of his career.<\/p>\n Despite that, Palace are understood to be preparing for Guehi\u2019s exit and having opened talks with Sporting CP over a possible deal to sign their highly-rated defender Ousmane Diomande.<\/p>\n Either way, talkSPORT pundit Darren Bent can certainly see why Guehi would be tempted by a possible move to Anfield this summer.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a difficult one, but if Liverpool come calling, certainly with the way Liverpool are recruiting at the minute, that\u2019s the place to go,\u201d he explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI get it, he might have to go there and battle for his place, but I think Konate has got one year left, he\u2019s got one year left, but I think it might be best for all parties, including the player.<\/p>\n \u201cLiverpool sell Konate to Real Madrid, if they\u2019re willing to pay, and then they buy Guehi.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the problem then, neither player goes for free, you get a fee for both players, and I think Guehi can go to Liverpool and start.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course he\u2019s going to have one eye on the World Cup next year, I think he\u2019ll be in that, he\u2019s far too good of a defender to not be in it.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t like to see him go to Liverpool because that\u2019s making them stronger, but it\u2019s just weird that Liverpool have a centre-half who\u2019s got a year left and he\u2019s being courted by Real Madrid, and Guehi has a year left.\u201d<\/p>\n Liverpool transfer latest: Striker wire wanted next;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Florian Plettenberg has confirmed Liverpool remain \u2018seriously interested\u2019 in signing Hugo Ekitike<\/a> this summer but have some big hurdles to clear before they can secure their next major summer signing, not least the sale of a star who has been cleared to leave by Slot.<\/p>\n
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