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There is no doubt that Liverpool had their best transfer window in the history of all of their Premier League campaigns. They have broken the British transfer record fee twice in the same window, which is also a big record. First, they secured the signature of the German International Florian Wirtz for a reported fee of £107 million, and then, they bought Alexander Isak for £125 million.
They have also secured the signatures of two full-backs, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez, for the reported fees of £35 million and £40 million. Hugo Ekitike has also joined to boost their forward line for a reported fee of £79 million. Moreover, Liverpool had the most expensive transfer window in the history of this Football Club.
Marc Guehi is unhappy with Crystal Palace blocking his move to Liverpool
But there was one position that remained overlooked, and that was their central defence. The team have not bought any major defender since 2021, and after selling Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen, the club do not have many options on their bench for defence. They desperately needed a center-back who could fix this issue.
Marc Guehi was really close to joining Liverpool before Crystal Palace blocked the move
Their prime target remained Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace, who was also keen on a move to Liverpool. His present contract with Crystal Palace was coming to an end by the end of this season, and he made his decision that he did not want to extend his present contract since he wanted to join Liverpool.
Guehi will be a free agent next season, as he does not want to extend his present Crystal Palace contract
It was Crystal Palace's call on whether they would let him go to Liverpool this season and get some cash, or they would let him go for free next season. The Palace decided to get a replacement first, and then they would let him go to Liverpool. And they were really close to securing the signature of a replacement.
Marc Guehi almost joined Liverpool following the series of events. He even completed his medical, but Palace failed to land his replacement, and as a result, they decided to block the move of the English International to Liverpool. Reports from Ed Aarons of The Guardian revealed that Marc Guehi is extremely unhappy with the decision of Crystal Palace. It will be exciting to see his next move following the series of events.
