Marc Guehi’s comments on Liverpool and ‘very intelligent player’ speaks volumes

Marc Guehi has been selected as Liverpool’s next signing once Jarell Quansah departs for Bayer Leverkusen and it appears that the Crystal Palace star is already a big fan of some of his potential teammates

Marc Guehi has hailed Liverpool’s ‘fantastic players’ including Mohamed Salah ahead of a potential move to Anfield. The Crystal Palace captain has been identified as the Reds’ next summer signing once they get deals for Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez over the line.

Guehi has been identified as a replacement for academy graduate Jarell Quansah, with the defender set to sign for Bayer Leverkusen. Liverpool have been keeping tabs on the England defender, with his Crystal Palace deal due to expire in 12 months’ time.

And while there appears to be some work left to do to get a deal thrashed out, Guehi has already made his feelings very clear on Liverpool. Speaking ahead of taking on the Merseysiders back in 2023, he said: “I don’t think there’s any good time to play Liverpool, really. Everyone knows how strong they are as a team, they’ve got some fantastic players.”

Having hailed Liverpool in general, Guehi also had special praise for one of his potential future teammates way back in 2021. After Palace had fallen to a 3-0 defeat at Anfield – a game in which Salah scored – the defender praised the Egyptian forward.

He said: “He’s so quick. Very quick, a very intelligent player. The way they play is very direct, they like to get the ball forward to their front players as quick as possible.”

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Liverpool could potentially face competition for Guehi as they attempt to seal his services. Newcastle are also long-term admirers of the former Chelsea defender having had a clutch of bids rejected for his services – the highest of which was around the £65m mark.

Palace originally signed him from Chelsea for around £18m in 2021 and he has gone on to make 155 appearances for the Selhurst Park side and helped them to win the FA Cup last season. Despite being keen on keeping him around, it already appears that the Eagles have already started their succession planning.

They are keen on a deal for Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande as a potential replacement. Guehi’s arrival at Anfield would round off what has been an expensive summer so far for Liverpool.

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They have already added Jeremie Frimpong to their squad for £35m, while the £100m-plus signing of Florian Wirtz is expected to go through imminently. Liverpool are also expected to sign Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez for around £45m.

Goalkeepers Armin Pecsi and Giorgi Mamardashvilli have also finalised moves to Anfield this summer. Outgoings have been on the agenda for Reds chiefs too.

Caoimhin Kelleher was sold to Brentford, while Liverpool also earned a considerable fee for Trent Alexander-Arnold despite the defender being at the end of his deal. Quansah is also expected to fetch around £34m.

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