"I decided in the end that, based on the advice that I got and with what I think, that we would have a better season if we kept Marc. We don't guess about these things. If you look at it rationally, if you look at what is worth the place in the Premier League, the fact that we're in the Conference League for the first time in our history, this is a fairly unusual set of circumstances."
"It's a difficult decision. It's as simple as that these things are never black and white. I decided in the end that, based on the advice that I got and with what I think, that we would have a better season if we kept Marc. 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, then probably we would have said right, We should take the money."
Marc Guehi almost completed a £35m move to Liverpool, including a medical, before Crystal Palace withdrew from the deal at the last minute. The club chose to retain Guehi despite the risk of losing him for free next summer as he enters the final year of his contract. Chairman Steve Parish said keeping Guehi was intended to improve Palace's prospects in the Premier League and support the club's first campaign in the Conference League. Palace assessed the decision rationally, weighing short-term funds against league position, and cited Jaydee Canvot and Chadi Riad as potential internal succession options.
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