According to reports, Liverpool face missing out on a top transfer target as Real Madrid have \u2018taken the lead\u2019 for a signing and they are \u2018making progress\u2019.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid got one over Liverpool<\/strong> <\/a>in the summer as they acquired Trent Alexander-Arnold ahead of the expiry of his last contract at Anfield.<\/p>\n The Spanish giants could repeat that trick next summer as they are linked with Ibrahima Konate as they search for a new centre-back, with Crystal Palace standout Marc Guehi<\/strong><\/a> another target.<\/p>\n Guehi has sparkled for Crystal Palace and England in recent years as he\u2019s cemented himself as one of the best centre-backs in Europe.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old has outgrown Palace and he came close to joining Liverpool in the summer, though a deal collapsed on deadline day.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0One per club: Big Eight stars most likely to leave in January, including Kovacic, Jesus and Richarlison<\/a> Due to his contract situation, Guehi was available for a cut-price fee and Liverpool agreed on a deal worth \u00a335m with Crystal Palace, who decided to pull the plug at the last-minute as they failed to land a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n This was a blow for Liverpool as it leaves them short on options at centre-back and they face missing out on Guehi in 2026.<\/p>\n It has been suggested that they remain interested in Guehi, but European sides have an advantage over Liverpool as they can reach a pre-contract agreement from January onwards.<\/p>\n In recent days, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have been linked with Guehi, but a report from Spanish outlet Fichajes claims<\/a> Real Madrid have \u2018taken the lead\u2019 for his signature and they are \u2018confident\u2019 of signing him after \u2018making steady progress\u2019.<\/p>\n MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Palace are said to have \u2018accepted its fate\u2019 that they will lose Guehi next year, while Real Madrid are \u2018preparing to sign him\u2019 on a free transfer.<\/p>\n The report adds:<\/p>\n \u2018Real Madrid are closely monitoring the situation of Marc Guehi, a Crystal Palace defender who could join the club for free in 2026.<\/p>\n \u2018The Madrid club has been following the English centre-back for some time and plans to sign him without paying a transfer fee, taking advantage of the fact that his contract ends at the end of next season.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Liverpool have been linked with potential alternatives, including Bayern Munich\u2019s Dayot Upamecano. However, Emile Heskey has explained why he thinks Guehi would be the better signing.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s solid, Dayot Upamecano. I would, though, prefer a defender who has played in the Premier League already and who understands English football,\u201d Heskey said.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, in the middle of the season, if you pull a defender from a different league you might not know what you\u2019ll get. So for me, Guehi would be the better option. Whether they can get Guehi is interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, Liverpool face missing out on a top transfer target as Real Madrid have \u2018taken the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":528764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,1925,393,4884,225,179,2697,12,101,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-544829","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-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-home-page","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-marc-guehi","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-premier-league","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115481924391946762","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544829","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=544829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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