Crystal Palace reluctantly agree to sell Marc Guéhi to Liverpool for £35m

Crystal Palace have reluctantly accepted Liverpool’s £35m offer for Marc Guéhi, with the England defender set to complete his medical on Monday and complete his long-anticipated move before the transfer deadline.

It is understood that the Palace chairman, Steve Parish, had considered manager Oliver Glasner’s plea not to sell his captain on the final day of the transfer window because the FA Cup winners had not brought in a replacement in time. But having admitted after their victory over Arne Slot’s side in the Community Shield that he would probably have to be sold this month to avoid losing the 25-year-old for free next summer, Parish dramatically agreed to sanction Guéhi’s departure hours before the 7pm deadline.

Palace are set to announce the signing of 19-year-old Jaydee Canvot from Toulouse for £21m and are also working on deals to bring in a more experienced replacement for Guéhi, although a move to sign Brighton’s Igor Julio on loan has broken down despite the Brazilian having a medical on Monday ahead of a prospective move to Selhurst Park. That is not expected to have an impact on Guehi’s move to Anfield at this stage.

Glasner is understood to be extremely unhappy that Parish has sanctioned his captain’s departure at such a late stage but there was a recognition that Palace could not afford to turn down such a large fee for a player who had entered the final 12 months of his contract. They rejected an offer worth up to £70m from Tottenham in January for the centre-back, and also turned down multiple offers from Newcastle last summer.

Glasner said after the win over Aston Villa on Sunday in which Guéhi scored the visitors’ second goal that it would be up to Parish whether Palace give in to “temptation” and accept Liverpool’s bid. “We need to keep Marc if we want to have a successful season,” the Palace manager said. “We had a meeting in March and we have an agreement that we sell Marc if we have the right replacement in. There’s no replacement in the building so it’s clear one part of the agreement is not fulfilled.

“I know if we don’t sell Marc, he would accept it because he loves Crystal Palace. It’s all about Crystal Palace’s future, about this season. We have such great times, maybe the most successful in the club’s history. And Marc is not just a small part of the puzzle.”

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Palace are also in talks with Tottenham over a loan move for Manor Solomon and are set to sign Nigeria forward Christantus Uche for €20m (£17.3m) from Getafe.

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