A well-respected transfer insider has suggested that Marc Guehi would already be wearing a Liverpool shirt if the club hierarchy had truly pushed to sign him.<\/p>\n
The Reds were close to landing the Crystal Palace skipper for around \u00a335m near the end of last summer\u2019s transfer window, only for the Eagles to pull the plug in the final hours of deadline day.<\/p>\n
Fast-forward four and a half months, and the England international is now heading to Manchester City after Palace accepted a \u00a320m bid from Pep Guardiola\u2019s side. That outcome has left Liverpool fans fuming over how the club allowed the 25-year-old to slip through their fingers.<\/p>\n
Palace puzzled by Liverpool\u2019s laid-back approach<\/p>\n
On Friday night, Sky Sports News reporter Kaveh Solhekol was asked whether Liverpool would view missing out on Guehi as a major regret \u2014 and his response is unlikely to ease frustrations among supporters.<\/p>\n
Solhekol said:
\n\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t think so. If Liverpool had really, really wanted him in the summer, they would have signed him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe consistent message we got from Crystal Palace was that Liverpool were quite casual about the situation. They spent heavily on attacking players and then, right at the end, made an approach for Marc Guehi that felt very much like a \u2018take-it-or-leave-it\u2019 bid.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn fact, Palace officials actually went to Liverpool at the Community Shield and spoke directly to their counterparts, asking what was happening with Guehi, because they needed clarity on whether an offer was coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s hesitation raises serious questions<\/p>\n
If Palace truly had to prompt Liverpool into action weeks before an offer finally arrived, it paints an unflattering picture of how the deal was handled at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Supporters are right to question why the club waited until deadline day to move for Guehi, when a \u00a335m bid even shortly after the Community Shield could likely have been accepted \u2014 giving Palace enough time to line up a replacement.<\/p>\n
Solhekol\u2019s assertion that Liverpool would have secured the defender had they genuinely prioritised him is hard to dispute, and it exposes an uncomfortable reality that should leave sporting director Richard Hughes reflecting on what might have been.<\/p>\n
Reports that Liverpool opted not to revisit the deal in January because they didn\u2019t see it as a \u201cmarket opportunity\u201d have only intensified fan anger, particularly given ongoing concerns about centre-back depth and the number of goals conceded this season.<\/p>\n
While Liverpool hesitated, Manchester City moved swiftly to address their own defensive injury issues \u2014 and reaped the rewards.<\/p>\n
The episode does little to enhance the reputation of Liverpool\u2019s decision-makers. However, with two weeks still left in the transfer window, there remains an opportunity to limit the damage by moving decisively for an alternative defensive target.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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