If Marc Guéhi is to leave Crystal Palace in January, Liverpool are reportedly his only realistic destination this winter. The picture looks very different in the event that he holds out until the summer.
Guéhi has made it abundantly clear that he will not be a Crystal Palace player in 2026–27. However, the Eagles are hopeful of hanging on to their talismanic captain for the remainder of the current campaign after accepting that he would move on for free in summer 2026 when they turned down Liverpool’s £35 million ($45.8 million) bid on Deadline Day.
The Premier League champions still retain an interest in Guéhi and the feeling in south London at least is that their centre back could still turn out at Anfield at some point thsi season.
Palace are operating under the assumption that Liverpool are the only team who would be willing to make a bid this winter for a player who will be available on a free transfer six months later, per .
Liverpool are far from the only contender for Guéhi’s signature. Manchester United have recently emerged as an interested party, while the La Liga duo of Barcelona and Real Madrid are thought to be circling. German champions Bayern Munich are singled out as a very keen onlooker by .
However, the same report also stresses that these clubs are not expected to make a bid for Guéhi in January. The European teams can open talks with the England international as soon as New Year’s Day ahead of a potential free transfer once his Palace contract expires on June 30, while United will legally have to wait until July to do that.
Liverpool could also wait until the summer window to finally seal this long-awaited deal, but the Reds may not have that luxury given their current struggles.
