England star holding out for Liverpool offer after REJECTING Spurs | OneFootball

Liverpool are facing uncertainty in the centre-back position heading into the off-season. The 2024/25 Premier League champions succeeded in tying down Virgil van Dijk to a new contract - with the captain now set to stay put until 2027.

However, elsewhere in the backline, there could be significant disruption in the transfer window. Joe Gomez has suffered a poor campaign on a personal level and could be sold with the club having considered offloading him last summer.

Jarell Quansah could be sacrificed in order to fund much-needed incomings elsewhere. And perhaps the most worrying situation concerns Ibrahima Konate.

With still no breakthrough in contract talks, the French defender could be sold before he leaves on a free in 2026. It all means that Arne Slot and sporting director Richard Hughes could be in the market for a new centre-back this summer.

Having seen Dean Huijsen wrap up a move to Real Madrid, the champions will have to look elsewhere for reinforcements.

Guehi back on the menu for Liverpool

And England international Marc Guehi could be back on the menu if a report in Football Insider is to be believed.

Tottenham failed with a last-gasp move for the 24-year-old back in January but his Crystal Palace contract expires in 2026. The FA Cup winners have little choice but to sell Guehi this summer and previous reports suggested he could be available for only £40m.

The latest report states that Guehi has REJECTED a renewed attempt from Spurs to persuade him and that he is holding out for an offer from a team who consistently challenge for trophies.

Newcastle are also expected to follow up on their interest in Guehi, who joined Palace from Chelsea in 2021 for £18m.

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Newcastle to compete with Liverpool

“Palace boss Oliver Glasner will be powerless to keep Marc Guehi this summer amid interest from the Magpies as well as Liverpool, who are also understood to be at the table,” the report reads.

“Newcastle United are expected to make another move for the 24-year-old after four bids were rejected in the summer of 2024.”

Guehi is a Premier League-proven international and players of his calibre don't normally come as cheap. If Hughes and Slot are planning to safeguard against depletion in the backline, they could do a lot worse than adding the Eagles’ captain.