Liverpool will end up missing out on Marc Guehi as the Ibrahima Konate \u201cissue\u201d will see the\u00a0Crystal Palace defender join Man City, according to reports.<\/p>\n
Since winning their first seven matches in all competitions, Liverpool<\/strong><\/a> have won just four of their next 14 games and are currently eighth in the Premier League<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Reds won the Premier League under Arne Slot last season but their performances have been miles away from where they were in 2024\/25.<\/p>\n Liverpool spent over \u00a3400m in the summer transfer window on new players as the Reds hierarchy looked to build on the success of Slot\u2019s first season at the club.<\/p>\n They could have spent even more if a deal for Guehi had gone through on deadline day with Crystal Palace pulling the plug on the deal at the medical stage<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n But former Everton CEO Keith Wyness insists that Liverpool \u201cwill unfortunately fade away\u201d in the race for Guehi as the England international \u201cwill end up at\u201d Man City.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Top 10 transfer flops of the season: Liverpool trio shamed as Premier League clubs waste \u00a3500m<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Wyness told Football Insider<\/a>: \u201cI think it does make sense for City. This one actually makes more sense than [Antoine] Semenyo to me and I think that that\u2019s where he may well end up.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Liverpool have got themselves in such a bind over the Konate issue, the Marc Guehi thing will unfortunately fade away for them. I thought at the time, you know in the summer he would have been the perfect replacement as we\u2019ve discussed.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I think, yes, I think that he will end up at City and I think that\u2019s where I expect him to be. There is a lot of interest but I think he\u2019s actually shown me that he\u2019s actually thought things through and acted quite sensibly and taken some decent advice. He handled the Palace thing quite well.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd so I would expect him to move to City and I think he would be a great replacement, basically for John Stones is what we\u2019re thinking about now.\u201d<\/p>\n There has been a lot of speculation surrounding Ibrahima Konate\u2019s future at Anfield with his Liverpool contract expiring at the end of the season.<\/p>\n Rumours had persisted that he would move to Real Madrid on a free transfer, although there interest has cooled, while Paris Saint-Germain and others are still interested.<\/p>\n MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Wyness expects Konate to leave rather than renew his contract at Liverpool, he added:\u00a0\u201cWell, Konate is an interesting one. I mean, he\u2019s had this dip in form which you would possibly attribute to the fact that he\u2019s had his head turned, and he was already focusing on Real Madrid, etc.<\/p>\n \u201cSo that could have explained some of the dip in form. But certainly that dip in form has been very apparent. And I\u2019ve spoken to a lot of my Liverpool friends who are saying that he has been really well below par, you know, whether this whole, if they\u2019re able to resolve the contract situation and then, you know, getting back on track.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has shown that he can be a quality player at some stage, but I still believe there\u2019s Bayern and PSG out there as well who might be more interested as well. So it isn\u2019t just around Madrid.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I do think he\u2019s now sort of, he\u2019s unsettled himself enough that he\u2019s going to make a move. So I would expect him to be going. And I think Liverpool may resolve that in January, but he\u2019s got to completely get back onto Liverpool, sign a new contract, and then get his head down again.<\/p>\n \u201cBut while his head\u2019s still being turned with international interest, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to be quite the player he was before.\u201d<\/p>\n
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