Crystal Palace dramatically pulled the plug on Marc Guéhi's transfer to Liverpool minutes earlier than the switch deadline as a result of they couldn't discover an sufficient alternative, regardless of agreeing to promote the England defender for £35m earlier within the day.
It's understood that Guéhi had been booked in to finish the primary a part of his medical in expectation of his transfer to Anfield going by, with a deal sheet having been submitted earlier than Monday's 7pm deadline. However regardless of Palace confirming the signing of the France Below-20 defender Jaydee Canvot from Toulouse for £21m, they determined to not sanction Guéhi's departure on the final minute as a result of they failed to usher in one other extra skilled choice.
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It's understood that the Palace supervisor, Oliver Glasner, was extraordinarily sad on the resolution to simply accept Liverpool's supply and reiterated his plea to not promote his captain on the ultimate day of the switch window in heated talks with the membership's chair, Steve Parish, on Monday night. There have been even fears that the Austrian, who led Palace to their first trophy after they gained the FA Cup in Could, might step down after making it clear that they have to preserve maintain of Guehi if they're to have a profitable season.
That, and their failure to usher in a direct alternative in time, ultimately persuaded Parish to tell Liverpool the deal was off regardless of admitting after their victory over Arne Slot's facet within the Group Protect that he would most likely should be offered this month to keep away from dropping the 25-year-old free of charge subsequent summer time.
Palace introduced the signing of 19-year-old Canvot from Toulouse for £21m and had additionally been engaged on offers to usher in a extra skilled alternative for Guéhi, though a transfer to signal Brighton's Igor Julio on mortgage did not materialise and so they couldn't discover different replacements in time to beat the deadline. Palace are additionally in talks with Tottenham over a mortgage transfer for Manor Solomon and are set to signal Nigeria ahead Christantus Uche for €20m (£17.3m) from Getafe.
Parish stated after their victory over Arne Slot's facet within the Group Protect that Guéhi could should be offered this month to keep away from dropping the 25-year-old free of charge subsequent summer time
