Marc Guehi Transfer Saga: How Liverpool Deal Crash Like Bad Market
E don tey wey football fans don dey hear tori about Marc Guehi, de Crystal Palace captain wey Liverpool bin wan sign.
Dis 25-year-old England defender wey don play 23 times for Three Lions, na hot cake for transfer market, but e be like say de deal wit Liverpool don scatter like pack of cards.
Make we yarn de full gist in Pidgin, as e take happen, base on wetin we sabi from news and reports.
How De Tori Start
Na for dis 2025 summer transfer window wey Liverpool begin eye Marc Guehi.
De Reds, wey be Premier League champions, bin dey find better defender to solidify dia backline, especially after dem sell Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen for £35m.
Guehi, wey don make 155 appearances for Crystal Palace since e join dem from Chelsea in 2021, na perfect fit.
E dey young, e get Premier League experience, and e sabi play ball well well, whether na back three or back four.
Plus, e be England regular wey play key role for Euro 2024 final. Liverpool see am as de kind player wey go blend well wit dia captain, Virgil van Dijk, and Ibrahima Konate.
De problem be say Guehi contract wit Palace go expire in 2026, and e don make am clear say e no go sign new deal. Dis one put Crystal Palace for tight corner—dem no wan lose am for free next year.
So, dem open door for transfer talks, and Liverpool jump in quick. Na so de tori start to dey hot, wit reports say Liverpool bin dey ready to pay around £35m, even though Palace bin dey ask for £40m-£50m.
De Deal Wey Nearly Happen
By August 2025, tori don full ground say Liverpool and Palace don dey talk serious business. Liverpool first bid na £35m flat, but Palace no gree, dem want add-ons wey go make am reach £40m.
Later, Liverpool add 10% sell-on clause to sweeten de deal, and by September 1, 2025, e be like say everything don set.
Dem don agree £35m deal, Guehi don even start medical for London, and personal terms for five-year contract wit Liverpool don dey in place. Fans don dey celebrate, tinking say na done deal.
But na here wahala enter. Crystal Palace coach, Oliver Glasner, no gree make Guehi go unless dem find proper replacement.
Glasner don dey shout since, say Guehi na dia key player, dia captain, and e too important for dia season, especially as dem dey play Conference League.
Palace try to sign two defenders—Jaydee Canvot from Toulouse for £20.8m and another experienced player like Igor Julio from Brighton or Axel Disasi from Chelsea.
Dem manage to sign Canvot, but de deal for Igor Julio crash as e choose West Ham, and dem no fit land another senior defender before de transfer deadline.
Why De Transfer Scatter
Na dis lack of replacement wey make Palace pull plug on de deal last minute. Even though dem don submit deal sheet to Premier League to extend negotiation time beyond de 7pm deadline on September 1, 2025, Glasner put leg for ground.
E tell Palace chairman Steve Parish say if dem sell Guehi without proper replacement, e fit resign sef.
Parish, wey bin don admit say dem fit sell Guehi to avoid losing am for free, no get choice but to cancel de deal. Na so Guehi, wey don dey halfway to Anfield, return back to Selhurst Park.
Dis one pain Liverpool well well, as dem dey desperate for centre-back to cover Van Dijk, Konate, Joe Gomez, and dia new signing Giovanni Leoni.
Guehi, wey score fine curling goal for Palace 3-0 win against Aston Villa on Sunday, for be perfect addition.
But now, dem go dey rely on dia current defenders till January, and dem fit try again for Guehi, wey go dey cheaper by then as e contract go dey closer to finish.
Wetin Guehi Dey Tink
For Guehi side, dis one no be small blow. E bin dey ready for career-defining move to Liverpool, wey be champions and dey play Champions League.
Reports say e even tell Palace say e no go sign new contract, and dis failed transfer fit make am vex small.
E go need to settle back into Palace squad, but e head fit dey elsewhere, especially as e dey eye regular playing time for World Cup next year.
Wetin Dey Next
For now, Guehi go stay wit Palace, but come January 2026, e fit start to negotiate wit foreign clubs for free transfer.
Liverpool fit still come back for am, or other clubs like Newcastle, wey bin bid £65m for am last year, fit jump in. Palace dey hope say keeping Guehi go help dem for successful season, but dem know say losing am for free go pain dem pass.
Dis transfer saga show say football no be beans—e get plenty drama. Liverpool go need to restrategize, while Palace go pray say dem no regret dis decision. Guehi, on e own, go just dey play e game, waiting for de next chapter.