Liverpool don reportedly decide say dem no go push for Marc Guehi when January transfer window open. Instead, dem dey plan wait till summer 2026 make the defender waka free from Crystal Palace.
Arne Slot side spend over £400m last summer — new Premier League record — but fans still vex say Reds no fit land Guehi despite deadline-day chase. Liverpool bin table £35m, but Palace refuse release am even though him contract dey run low.
Why Liverpool dey wait for Guehi?
According to The Times, Reds no wan pay transfer fee again. Instead, dem go wait till June when Guehi go fit waka free. This one dey happen as Ibrahima Konate contract talks don hit wahala level, and reports dey say Real Madrid dey eye the French defender on free too.
For now, Slot get four centre-backs: Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Giovanni Leoni and Joe Gomez. But Leoni still be 18, Gomez and Konate dey injury-prone, so any small setback fit scatter Slot plans if January reach.
How important Konate be to Liverpool?
Jamie Carragher don hail Konate defensive sense, especially for right channel where opponents dey always target because of Trent Alexander-Arnold weakness.
The Frenchman dey do dirty work well, but Carragher still believe he never prove say he fit lead backline like Van Dijk.
Current right-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley dey try help off ball, but their presence no cancel the fact say Konate still dey crucial for title race. If Reds no fit tie am down with new deal, danger dey as Madrid dey watch.
For now, the matter dey simple: Guehi move in January no dey happen unless serious injury crisis land for Anfield. Until then, Liverpool go dey gamble on wetin dem get.
