Marc Guehi is open to an approach from Arsenal after the Gunners rivalled Liverpool and Manchester City within the race to sign the Crystal Palace captain.
England defender Guehi is ready to depart Selhurst Park, nevertheless it stays unclear whether that might be before the January transfer deadline or in the summertime.
Guehi is out of contract at the top of the season so Palace might be tempted to sell their influential centre-back this month to avoid losing him on a free transfer in just a few months’ time.
The 25-year-old was on the verge of a move to Liverpool last summer but Crystal Palace blocked the deal on the last-minute.
The unconvincing Premier League champions remain keen to bring Guehi to Anfield but now face huge competition within the transfer battle from Manchester City.
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Man City have jumped to the front of the queue for Guehi, who captained Palace to the FA Cup last season, and are believed to be weighing up a January move following an injury crisis on the Etihad Stadium.
Crystal Palace would want around £40m to part ways with Guehi this month however the player might be set to profit if he delays his departure as he would receive a signing-on fee if he moved as a free agent.
It was reported last week that Arsenal had entered the race to sign Guehi, although any more from the Premier League leaders would likely are available in the summer, if in any respect.
A bid from Arsenal would appear somewhat surprising given the superb centre-back partnership of Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba, however the north London side may seen it as too good a chance to refuse.
In response to The Athletic’s Manchester City correspondent Sam Lee, Guehi would like to affix Liverpool than Manchester City, although he also ‘likes’ the thought of joining Arsenal.
That report comes as Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol said he had a ‘funny feeling’ that Guehi would find yourself at Arsenal.
‘I imagine Arsenal would tick numerous boxes,’ he added. ‘That’s just a sense.’
In addition to developing into arguably Crystal Palace’s most vital player, Guehi has also turn out to be a significant figure for England.
Guehi was England’s starting centre-back throughout Euro 2024 and is anticipated to start out under Thomas Tuchel at next summer’s World Cup.
Palace signed Guehi from Chelsea in 2021 and the Blues have previously expressed interest in re-signing their academy graduate.
Eagles boss Oliver Glasner opened the door to a January move for Guehi earlier this week, telling reporters: ‘I’m not naive. If an enormous offer comes from City and Marc desires to do it, it’ll occur.
‘In the event you’re just valuing sports, everyone within the club will say Marc has to remain. The chairman will tell you a similar. But it surely’s not one-dimensional. In the event you see the financial situation, it’s very vital.
‘If someone comes, there might be a moment when the club says “now the financial issue is more vital than the sports issue”.
‘There might be a threshold where the club has to say it’ll occur – so long as Marc says “I need to depart”, because the ultimate decision is all the time with the player.
‘The chairman rejected many offers in the summertime because we wish to play a successful season and desired to win the Community Shield. Subsequently, Marc is very important, after which he rejected the offer.
‘The edge at the moment, the cash we got offered was not above it. Possibly it was close, nevertheless it was not above.’
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have all expressed interest in beating Premier League clubs to Guehi.
Former manager Tim Sherwood has questioned why Guehi would join Arsenal ahead of Manchester City or ‘obvious selection’ Liverpool.
‘From Marc Guehi’s view, why would he go to Arsenal?’ Sherwood said on Sky Sports. ‘He’s not going to play if Saliba and Gabriel are fit, he would never get within the team.
‘I believe he’s an honest player, but I don’t think he’s the standard of those two centre-backs. I believe there’s more a route into the first-team of Man City, and positively Liverpool, which is the plain selection.
‘So, don’t make any sense from Arsenal Football Club, and positively for Marc Guehi’s viewpoint, it is not sensible in any respect.’
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