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Liverpool risk losing out to Real Madrid or Juventus for Marc Guehi\u2019s signature after their failed attempt to sign the England defender, sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n Guehi remains a Crystal Palace<\/a> player after his deadline day move to Anfield collapsed at the eleventh hour, with Oliver Glasner personally intervening to prevent his captain leaving<\/a> without a replacement.<\/p>\n As I recently revealed on on the latest edition of Football Insider\u2019s Inside Track podcast<\/a><\/strong>, Liverpool will look to complete Guehi<\/a>\u2018s signing either in January or next summer, but could now face new competition.<\/p>\n Football Insider<\/strong> revealed on 2 September that Liverpool are in \u201copen dialogue\u201d with Guehi<\/a> ahead of potentially re-igniting their pursuit in the January window, and will hope they\u2019ve already turned his head.<\/p>\n However, my sources have said that Real Madrid<\/a> and Juventus<\/a> are fond of Guehi and could launch their own bids to sign him next summer, with both having strong track records when it comes to free agents.<\/p>\n Liverpool<\/a> are hopeful that the groundwork they\u2019ve already laid for Guehi will see him end up at Anfield, but Madrid\u2019s interest in particular could see them pay Crystal Palace\u2019s \u00a325million price tag<\/a> and fast-track the transfer.<\/p>\n Football Insider<\/strong> revealed on Saturday that Liverpool wanted to \u201csave a lot of money\u201d on Guehi<\/a> by waiting until next summer to sign him, but Real Madrid entering the race could lead to a change in their stance.<\/p>\n MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n \u201cWe know how good the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus are at landing free agents\u201d, I said on the new Inside Track podcast<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cThey do specialise in that, to try and sign players on free transfers, usually with the offer of a huge signing-on fee as well. <\/p>\n \u201cObviously it\u2019s hard to compete with the likes of Real Madrid when it comes to signing [under-contract] players as well.<\/p>\n \u201cLiverpool have now done so much work on Guehi that they\u2019ll be hopeful that, although they did miss out last-minute in this window, they can finally get a deal done.<\/p>\n \u201c[That will] either be in January if the situation arises, or on a free transfer next summer.\u201d<\/p>\n Real Madrid have tormented Liverpool both on and off the pitch in recent seasons, beating them in the 2022 Champions League final and plucking Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/a> from under their noses in June.<\/p>\n Football Insider<\/strong> revealed last month that Liverpool could sell Ibrahima Konate as soon as January<\/a> to fend off interest from Madrid, who want to sign the out-of-contract centre-back for free next summer.<\/p>\n![\"Crystal](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marc-Guehi-Crystal-Palace-1024x575.jpg\")
Credit: ImagoLiverpool to launch new Guehi bid amid Real Madrid interest<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Trent-alexander-arnold-Real-Madrid\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-alexander-arnold-Real-Madrid-1-1024x576.png\")
Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking MediaMarc Guehi has eyes on Anfield despite late transfer collapse<\/strong><\/p>\n