"I don't think you get to the end of January when Palace have got no more games before the window closes, if somebody says to Palace, it's 25m or nothing, I can't see how Palace can turn down 25m at that stage. You're basically then saying, You can either have the player for maybe 15 league games and some Conference League games, or you can have 25m. What are you going to choose?' I think you're going to take 25m."
"What are you going to choose?' I think you're going to take 25m. Now, maybe when it gets to 20m, you're like, Well, actually this is what the club's all about and we'd like to win the Conference League'. Definitely at 15m, you go, We'll keep him'. But I think kind of 20-25m, by the time you get there, I think they're not going to turn it down."
Crystal Palace face a decision before the February 2 transfer deadline over whether to sell defender Marc Guehi for around £25m or retain him for the season. The club is managing a congested schedule that includes a UEFA Conference League campaign and remaining league fixtures. Former Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson believes a £25m offer would become hard to refuse in the final week of January, while offers near £15m would likely be rejected. Marc Guehi has not indicated intent to force an exit and is prepared to stay at the club if retained. The club must weigh immediate transfer income against short-term defensive stability and longer-term contract risk.
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