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·17. August 2025
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·17. August 2025
Time is running out in the transfer window and Liverpool are still in the race to complete multiple deals.
It's been a long summer, and the next two weeks are going to be even crazier than anything that has happened in the lead up to this.
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Liverpool are far from being done in the transfer market. Richard Hughes wanted to rebuild Arne Slot's side this summer and the final pieces in the jigsaw are still yet to be secured.
The first of those jigsaw pieces is Alexander Isak. He's been Liverpool's dream target for a long time and next week we should find a resolution to the saga that has been going on for the longest time.
Liverpool may add another winger to the equation as well. Although it remains to be seen whether with such little time left they can find the right target.
But the other key piece of the puzzle is Marc Guehi.
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Like Isak, the Crystal Palace captain has long been on Liverpool's radar. In fact, the Reds have wanted to sign him since the beginning of the summer.
Guehi has one year left on his contract and it's clear that he doesn't want to extend. He wants to leave the club. Whether it's in the next two weeks or next summer, the end result will be the same.
So, it's in Palace's interest to make sure that he goes this summer. At least this way they won't lose him for nothing but they can actually get compensated for making Guehi into the player he is today.
Liverpool have been working on a deal to do exactly that. They haven't yet succeeded but it looks like they are going to make another push for the Crystal Palace star.
According to Indy Kaila, who has been increasingly more reliable and have even been credited by David Ornstein from The Athletic for his reporting, Liverpool are going to submit a new offer for Guehi.
Indy doesn't go into details of what this new offer is and how much Liverpool will be willing to pay for Guehi. But he does add that Guehi is 'very keen' to join the Reds.
So the desire is there for the player and the club, and the incentive is there for Palace to sell now rather than be in a much worse position next summer.
This feels like a deal that's a matter of time, rather than if it happens. All parties have good incentives to get it over the line.
What remains is a bit of haggling over the fee. In the end at least both sides want to get the best possible deal. Palace want to get as much money for Guehi as possible. Liverpool will not want to cross a certain threshold considering they can get the player on a free next summer.