"Transfer deadline day didn't turn out quite as Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi expected. Liverpool were eager to sign Guehi, who led Palace to their first major trophy in May and has become established as a first choice centre-back for England under Thomas Tuchel, and it's widely understood that he wanted the move. But while Alexander Isak missed matches in an effort to leave Newcastle United and Yoane Wissa sat out the start of the Premier League season in an attempt to join them,"
"the fact that we're in the Conference League for the first time in our history, this is a fairly unusual set of circumstances in which to keep a player. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. If we were fighting between the difference of 10th and 14th, if that was going to be the difference between keeping Marc and letting Marc go,"
Marc Guehi was linked with a move to Liverpool on transfer deadline day after leading Crystal Palace to their first major trophy in May and becoming established as a first-choice centre-back for England under Thomas Tuchel. Guehi reportedly wanted the move but remained committed and professional, unlike other players who missed matches or sat out to force transfers. Palace chairman Steve Parish rejected a reported £35m offer despite Guehi entering the final year of his contract, citing the club's Conference League participation and Guehi's immediate importance to the team's Premier League campaign as reasons to retain him.
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