However, the transfer was pulled at 4pm, hours before the 7pm deadline, leaving Guehi \u201cfurious\u201d and considering whether to step down as club captain. Despite Liverpool submitting a deal sheet in an attempt to force the move through, Palace stood firm.<\/p>\n
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Glasner\u2019s Firm Stand<\/p>\n
The decisive figure in this saga appears to have been Palace boss Oliver Glasner, who The Mirror report \u201cthreatened to walk away should his defender be sold.\u201d The Austrian coach later explained: \u201cWe need to keep Marc if we want to play a successful season.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Glasner was adamant that a proper replacement must be secured before Guehi could leave. \u201cThere\u2019s no replacement in the building, it\u2019s clear one part of the agreement is not fulfilled. That means we can\u2019t sell Marc.\u201d His comments underline the importance of Guehi to Palace\u2019s defensive structure.<\/p>\n
Impact on Club and Player<\/p>\n
Palace did add 19-year-old Jaydee Canvot from Toulouse on deadline day, but he was not seen as Guehi\u2019s successor. With less than a year left on his contract, the saga highlights the fine balance between short-term ambition and long-term planning at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n
Liverpool are expected to revisit their pursuit in January or next summer, when Guehi could be available on a free. For now, the England international must return from international duty and reintegrate into a squad that had seemingly prepared to say farewell.<\/p>\n
Our View \u2013 EPLIndex Analysis<\/p>\n
From a Crystal Palace supporter\u2019s perspective, emotions are mixed following this transfer U-turn. On one hand, fans will feel relief that Guehi remains in South London, particularly after Glasner\u2019s clear insistence that \u201cif we sell we accept a step back.\u201d Palace are attempting to establish themselves as more than just survival specialists, and keeping hold of their captain strengthens that cause.<\/p>\n
Yet, there is also sympathy for Guehi. He is 25, entering his prime years, and the chance to join Liverpool \u2013 with Champions League football and a genuine title challenge \u2013 may not come again. The fact that a farewell video had reportedly already been filmed adds to the frustration felt by both the player and supporters.<\/p>\n
For Palace fans, the bigger concern is the club\u2019s strategy. If Guehi leaves for free next summer, the financial blow will be significant. Supporters will question why a replacement plan was not implemented earlier in the window, as Glasner himself acknowledged. There is also unease about potential dressing room tensions. A frustrated captain considering relinquishing the armband could disrupt team harmony.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, while fans are glad to see Guehi still in red and blue, many will be watching closely to see whether Palace can manage this delicate situation. The January window now looms as a pivotal moment, not only for Guehi\u2019s future but for Palace\u2019s long-term stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shock Collapse on Deadline Day Few stories on transfer deadline day were as dramatic as Marc Guehi\u2019s aborted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,1925,35522,393,138045,131839,1123,4884,138046,88866,138047,138048,130455,179,138049,1127,2697,27038,138050,101,138051,30143,47131,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-399937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-crystal-palace","10":"tag-crystal-palace-transfer-news","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-england-world-cup-qualifiers","13":"tag-epl-index-analysis","14":"tag-featured","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-guehi-captaincy","17":"tag-guehi-contract","18":"tag-guehi-liverpool-move","19":"tag-guehi-transfer","20":"tag-jaydee-canvot","21":"tag-liverpool","22":"tag-liverpool-january-transfer-targets","23":"tag-liverpool-transfer-news","24":"tag-marc-guehi","25":"tag-oliver-glasner","26":"tag-palace-squad-news","27":"tag-premier-league","28":"tag-selhurst-park","29":"tag-steve-parish","30":"tag-transfer-deadline-day","31":"tag-uk","32":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}