A player widely praised as the “ultimate professional” has reportedly given Liverpool his word that he’ll sign for the club, despite rumours linking him with Real Madrid.
Liverpool spent carefully during the summer, yet many on Merseyside still viewed Marc Guehi as the major signing that slipped away, after his move from Crystal Palace collapsed right at the end of deadline day.
The defender is now in the final eight months of his contract at Selhurst Park, and talk around his future has persisted throughout the autumn. Palace boss Oliver Glasner has already admitted that the 25-year-old “will leave next year.”
In his latest Liverpool Confidential column for Mail Sport, Lewis Steele explained the current situation regarding the England centre-back.
He wrote: *“Liverpool target Marc Guehi – the Crystal Palace captain who almost joined on deadline day – has been linked with a free transfer to Real Madrid next summer. However, the Spanish club have played down those reports.
“Guehi is still on Liverpool’s shortlist for a future signing – with the debate being whether they move in January or wait until the summer – and sources in Madrid believe he has already given his word to join the Premier League champions.”*
Although Liverpool fans may remain cautious after the dramatic collapse of his deadline day move, it appears the defender’s desire to join the Reds hasn’t faded.
Last month, journalist Dean Jones told TEAMtalk that Guehi “is still interested” in a switch to Anfield, and if he truly has made a verbal commitment, that stance remains firm heading into 2026.
Even with such a promise, Liverpool must be alert to overseas clubs who can negotiate a pre-contract with the defender from January. However, with Alan Shearer describing Guehi as the “ultimate professional” for refusing to force an exit from Palace in the summer, the club captain appears to be a man of integrity – not the type to backtrack on his word.
Doubt will naturally remain until the day Guehi is pictured holding a Liverpool shirt at Anfield, but if the latest reports from Spain are accurate, there’s a genuine possibility that the long-anticipated move to Merseyside may finally become a reality in the near future.
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