Liverpool transfer stance on Joe Gomez exit as Marc Guehi update emerges after £35m bid

Liverpool transfer stance on Joe Gomez exit as Marc Guehi update emerges after £35m bid

Liverpool are looking to sign Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi. but that does not necessarily mean that Joe Gomez will depart

Marc Guehi looks dejected with team-mate Joe Gomez following the UEFA EURO 2024 final between Spain and England at Olympiastadion on July 14, 2024 in Berlin, Germany (Image: Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)

Liverpool have no plans to loan Joe Gomez before the close of the summer transfer window on Monday evening. The stance comes as talks remain ongoing with Crystal Palace for Marc Guehi.

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AC Milan have been credited with an interest in Gomez while the versatile defender's name has also been floated in discussions over Palace captain Guehi, who is inside the final year of his contract at Selhurst Park.

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However, the ECHO understands the Premier League champions are vehemently opposed to sending the long-serving Gomez out on loan before Monday's 7pm deadline and will look to resist any formal offer for a permanent move.

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It's also understood no formal bid has arrived for the former Charlton Athletic youngster as of Sunday lunchtime.

Arne Slot sees the 28-year-old's adaptability as a major plus point for the campaign ahead.

But Gomez has played just 18 minutes of Premier League football in 2025, which came as a second-half substitute during the 4-2 win over Bournemouth on August 16.

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Liverpool signed Giovanni Leoni from Parma for £26m two weeks ago but the 18-year-old defender has just 17 senior appearances to his name and with the pursuit of Guehi ongoing, allowing a player of Gomez's quality, experience and ability to play in several positions is viewed as a considerable risk at Anfield.

On Saturday, the Reds made an offer of £35m with a 10% sell-on clause for England international Guehi but Palace are holding out for closer to £40m for a player who can leave on a free at the end of this season.

Oliver Glasner had been determined to keep the 25-year-old at Selhurst Park for the campaign but chairman Steve Parish, speaking after the Community Shield at Wembley between the clubs earlier this month, accepted they were not in a position to lose such a valuable player as a free agent.

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“Yes, of course, for players of that calibre to leave on a free, it is a problem for a football club,” Parish said.

“There is no doubt about it, unfortunately. Joachim (Anderson) went (last summer to Fulham) and we couldn’t afford to lose both of them.

"We then had another bid in January but that was a difficult situation as well. We will just have to see what happens. It needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind.

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“In the end, people trade players. That is what football clubs do. Of course, if you don’t care about tomorrow ever and put it all off, then we are a fantastic team.

“If we had four more players, I don’t know what we could achieve. Unfortunately, it is not always as simple as that. We have got a lot of outgoings this year because we are paying a lot of transfer fees for players that we have already got.”

Follow transfer deadline day live with the ECHO Transfer deadline day is almost upon us and Liverpool still have business to do. It's already been a busy summer for the Premier League champions but they could still pull off a couple of blockbuster signings as the window comes to a close. Alexander Isak's future remains unresolved, with the striker refusing to play or train for Newcastle United. Liverpool remain interested in a deal for the Swede. Meanwhile, Marc Guehi has been a player of interest all summer and Liverpool could still launch a last-minute deal for the Crystal Palace defender. You can keep up-to-date with all the latest transfer news and receive updates directly to your phone by subscribing to our LFC newsletters or joining our WhatsApp community below: LFC NEWSLETTER

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Parish added: "If you see the fees, they are just nuts. The money we are paying, crazy. We will have to see. We will do whatever we can. We won’t stop working. But as far as people being here or not being here, it depends.

“If it is the right decision for the football club and for them, there will be changes. But we have got to make smart ones.”

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