Liverpool have reached an agreement with Crystal Palace for the signing of centre-back Marc Guehi.
Liverpool tabled an official bid on Saturday and a deal has now been struck between the two clubs worth £35 million on the final day of the transfer window.
The 25-year-old will be Liverpool’s second centre-back arrival of the summer after Giovanni Leoni.
With a deal now agreed, he is set to finish his medical before completing the formalities of his transfer on Merseyside, signing a five-year contract.
Palace set a price tag of £40 million for their captain, whose contract at Selhurst Park was to expire at the end of the season, and manager Oliver Glasner was reluctant to let him leave.
He will arrive at Anfield with over 240 senior appearances for club and country, injecting further experience into Arne Slot‘s back line.
It continues the overhaul of Liverpool’s defence after the signings of Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Leoni earlier this summer.
Guehi was not short of suitors but chose Anfield for the next step in his career after spells at Chelsea and Swansea previous to his time at Palace.
The 25-year-old has already played six times for Palace this season – including the Community Shield win against Liverpool – and is part of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the upcoming September qualifiers.
Marc Guehi is a front-footed defender
Guehi is a front-footed defender who is happy operating in a high line, which he has shown in both a back three at Palace and in an outstanding run of performances for England at last summer’s Euros.
His speed and intelligent reading of the game allows him to react quickly to deny attackers with recovery challenges – winning the ball back in dangerous situations.
Throughout the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, he averaged 4.27 recoveries per 90 which places him in the top 26 percent of centre-backs.
For England at the Euros, that average increased to 4.42 recoveries per 90 moving him into the top 23 percent.
Konate, who is more often than not Liverpool’s recovery defender, averaged 3.44 recoveries per 90 last season, though that may be more to do with Arne Slot‘s style of play.
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