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Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi is wanted by a host of clubs including Liverpool (Image: Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
Nine days into the January transfer window and Liverpool have been quietly active. Over the last week the Reds have signed 19-year old Scouser Noah Adekoyafrom Burnley, where the promising defender has plied his trade since under-12s level. And tonight he been joined in the academy by Mor Ndiaye, 18, while another highly rated young centre-back, Austria youth international Ifeanyi Ndukwe, 17, is set to arrive in the summer.
Still, fans are crying out for senior reinforcements, particularly after Conor Bradley‘s nasty landing against Arsenallast night (January 8), which saw him stretchered off in stoppage time. The Marc Guehi speculation rages as ever, while plenty of talk continues to bubble around reinforcements for the injury-hit forward line. However, one attacker who will not be signing for Liverpool is Antoine Semenyo, whose £64m transfer to Manchester Citywas confirmed this morning.
Fear not though, as here we round-up all the latest gossip and rumours circulating around the Reds’ potential transfer dealings.
Marc Guehi ‘price drops’ as Arsenal rival Liverpool
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Marc Guehi is wanted by Arsenal boss Mikel Artera (inset) as well as Arne Slot’s Liverpool and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City(Image: )
Never a day goes by without another update on the future of Crystal Palacecaptain Marc Guehi, who entered the final six months of his deal on the turning of the year. Yesterday lunchtime (January 8), our colleagues at The Mirror reported that Manchester City were confident of landing the 25-year-old in a cut-price £30m deal “in the coming days”, with the centre-half keen to test his mettle under Pep Guardiola‘s tutelage.
Later that same day, however, The Mirror‘s chief football writer, John Cross, reported that Arsenal have entered the race for the England international. Quite where Guehi would fit into Mikel Arteta‘s army of centre-halves is unclear, the Gunners having signed Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie in the summer. According to Cross, Arsenal nevertheless “remain big admirers” and will be attentive to further developments ahead of trying to sign Guehi on a free when his contract expires.
The reliable David Ornstein at The Athletic seemed to corroborate the latter report in a tweet that evening, repeating Cross’ claim that both Liverpool and Arsenal retain an interest in the defender for the summer, but City are ready to strike “immediately”.
And despite other reports that Palace’s asking price for an early exit would exceed the £35m agreed with Liverpool in the summer, Sky Sports have reported today that they will consider offers below that fee. According to Sky, the Eagles “believe Liverpool could try to sign him this month too”.
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