the same comp thing got changed after Coutinho to Barca as they bitched about not being able to use him. Can now play for two teams in a CL campaign
I remember them complaining about it but didn’t realise it got changed
If he played for Palace now he would have to wait till the new window of registration in New Year.
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Yes, but it wouldn’t rule him out for the entire comp. I’m sure we’d be able to do the group stage without Guehi - just means he’d get more league minutes while Konate would get more CL minutes to ensure rotation and fitness
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Guehi will be able to compete in the knockout stages. But ideally , the sooner we can get him. The better we can integrate him into the side.
The fact that we move so quickly for the players we absolutely want and need, Frimpong, Wirtz and Kerkez, in the window, can give us a hint that while we know we need a CB, Guehi is not a must have. We can start the season with Konate and VVD, and while its important to get a CB in, its not necessarily a must to get him in early, so I believe the club is bidding their time to get the right one in and at the right price. We must not forget that while we have splurged on Wirtz and seem to be willing to splurge on Isak, that we should still behave as a financially responsible club when necessary so I believe we will get someone in before the window closes at the right price.
Yes. And justifiably so.
It’s a must to get someone in early, surely? Gomez is injured. We don’t have a single backup centre back as it stands and the season starts next Friday. It’s not really acceptable for us to start our league title defence with Endo as our alternative CB option.
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Perhaps it also affects his percieved value?
Pretty sure he could play in qualifying round for Palace and still be eligible to play for us in the league phase.
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Its tough to keep up with the rule changes so not 100%, but I’m pretty sure you’re ok as long as the teams are in different UEFA competitions.
Their second leg play off game is scheduled for Aug 28 and that seems to me a far more likely reason for this to be done but pending than the Charity Shield. It would be a pretty big risk for a player in a role so needed, so you;d imagine if this is what us and Palace had agreed we’d have a back up option ready to go in case something happens to him during one of those play off games.
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Crystal Palace have rejected two offers from Liverpool for Marc Guehi.
Palace want at least €55m. The Reds do not intend to spend that much and are planning to move on to other targets.
(via : Santi Aouna)
I have no idea about that source tbh, but he’s been sometimes right tbf
Asking 55m for a lad in the last year of his contract is fucking stupid on their part.
Didnt Utd do that for Mbuemo?
To be fair we got £10m for a lad with about three weeks left on his deal so maybe we’ve only ourselves to blame.
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Brentford had an extension clause.
Not really a surprise for Palace to be asking for a large fee. With the money prem teams get they aren’t really desperate to sell even if he leaves on a free next summer and they have a history of demanding really large fees for players. Zaha a load of times and Guehi last summer. So hopefully we have someone else in mind and we can pick Guehi up for free next summer.
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They know that we need a CB, so they try to fleece us. That’s par for the course.
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Also a CB with one year on his contract left.
