The race to sign Marc Gehi is wide open and there is currently no favorite or frontrunner.
Guehi is in the final six months of his contract with Crystal Palace, and Eagles manager Oliver Glasner confirmed earlier this season that Guehi had already informed the club that he would leave in 2026.
The only question is whether Guehi will move in January or July. The England international can leave for free when his contract expires on June 30, or interested clubs could sign an immediate transfer for a reduced fee with Palace this month.
Guehi could also negotiate pre-contractual agreements with European clubs, but the player is taking time to consider his options before making a decision.
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Kaveh Solhekol of Sky Sports News explains in detail the current state of play regarding Guehi.
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Man City want to sign him this month, but could also be open to signing him as a free agent in the summer.
City will have to make Crystal Palace an offer they would be too good to refuse for Guehi this month. As of Monday evening, that hasn’t happened.
Palace were willing to accept £35m from Liverpool until the last minute of the summer, but they will still want a sizeable transfer fee.
City are in the market for a centre-back due to injuries to Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias, while there are question marks over the long-term futures of John Stones and Nathan Ake.
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Liverpool are in the process of signing Guehi as a free agent next summer.
Gehi was linked with a move to Liverpool on the final day of the summer transfer window, but a £35m transfer fee collapsed at the last moment last summer.
Guehi almost moved to Liverpool on Deadline Day last year.
Guehi was in talks with Liverpool, so the player knows exactly what Liverpool’s plans are for him and how he will fit at Anfield.
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate has also entered the final six months of his contract at Anfield.
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Arsenal are in the race to sign Guehi in the summer. It’s no wonder the Gunners are interested in the England international, who could be signed on a free transfer in July.
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That said, they do have strength in their depth at the back, with Gabriel Saliba and William Saliba recently signing new contracts.
Arsenal signed two new defenders last summer, Piero Hincapie and Cristian Mosquera, both of whom can play in Guehi’s position.
There would be obvious appeal in playing for the potential champions and the London club where Guehi is already based.
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Bayern want to sign Guehi as a free agent in the summer and are currently the only club interested in speaking to him.
If he wishes, Gehi could sign a pre-contractual agreement with Bayern now and move in the summer.
Will Guehi remain at Palace until the end of the season?
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Oliver Glasner believes Marc Guehy will remain at Crystal Palace until the end of the season, despite rumored interest from Manchester City.
Palace manager Glasner said last week that he believed Gehi would not leave the club in the January transfer window.
Asked if he was worried about losing Guehi following Palace’s stalemate with Aston Villa, Glasner told Sky Sports: “I think Marc will stay, but if Marc says, ‘I want to leave’ and he has five months left on his contract and the club pays him a huge amount of money, then all the players who play for a club like Crystal Palace will leave.”
“I’m sure our chairman will demand a very high price for him, but then we’ll see. I don’t know if Mark wants to leave.”
Asked if he was worried about his captain leaving in January, Glasner added, “I wasn’t as worried as I was in the summer, because the summer would have been the same.”
“If the offer was high enough for the club to accept and Marc wanted to go, he would no longer be a Crystal Palace player.
“I think it was the same last January and the year before that. For every player there is a price at which a club will sell him when he is at Crystal Palace. Maybe it is because we are not at the end of the food chain in football.”
“For me, it was exactly the same situation as in the summer, so it was a little surprising what came out of it.
“Right now, when you watch him play, when you watch him train, when you see his dedication and when we talk together a lot, I think it really keeps the fans calm. But in football, you never know what can happen.”
