Barcelona are admirers of Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi, says Sky Switzerland. Adeyemi, 23, could emerge as a concrete target next summer, as he will be entering the final year of his current deal, and Barca are keeping tabs on his development in the Bundesliga. The Germany international has had a solid start to the new season, with three goal involvements from his first six league games and could replace 37-year-old Robert Lewandowski long term.
The England international came so close to moving to Anfield late on in the transfer window, with reliable outlets like the Athletic reporting that a deal had been agreed. However, this fell through late on and Liverpool must now be regretting that even more, with Slot confirming the Giovanni Leoni injury blow earlier this morning as well. This leaves the Reds short of depth at the back, and that will be why they were so keen on someone like Guehi in the first place.
If I think back to those Chelsea teams that won everything, they had Petr Cech, Carvalho, John Terry that's the basis of any team, Hargreaves said, as quoted by the Metro. It's not a criticism, it's just a fact and I thought the two young centre-backs did okay but we're talking about (Luis) Diaz, (Michael) Olise and Kane, some of the top performers, it was a big ask for them but mistakes cost them more than anything.
During the closing stages of the recent summer transfer window, the 25-year-old came agonisingly close to completing a high-profile switch to Anfield. Reports confirmed that Guehi had even undergone medical tests with Arne Slot's side, only for the move to collapse at the final hurdle. Palace were unable to recruit a replacement in time, forcing manager Oliver Glasner to block the sale.
Despite the United captain having already turned down approaches from Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Ittihad, SPL clubs are intent on signing the 30-year-old in the summer of 2026. Al Hilal had been willing to offer £80 million, but Fernandes decided that it was best to stay at Old Trafford in the lead-up to next year's FIFA World Cup.
Barcelona are ready to enter the race to sign Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi on a free transfer next summer with Liverpool and Real Madrid already interested in the 25-year-old. (Sport - in Spanish), external Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, 28, attracted interest from both Crystal Palace and Brighton on transfer deadline day but the England international stayed at Anfield as the Premier League champions failed in their bid to sign Guehi. (Football Insider, external)
Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi was heavily linked with a move away from the club during the summer transfer window. However, a deadline day move to Liverpool collapsed even though the two clubs had agreed on a fee. The player underwent his medical with the Premier League champions as well. Crystal Palace pulled the plug on the deal after failing to secure a replacement for him.
When the team sheets were distributed at Villa Park on Sunday evening, 25 hours and change before the transfer deadline, there were two noteworthy selections. The first was Aston Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot. The 34-year-old was named in Unai Emery's starting line-up for the second time in three Premier League matches, this time because Emiliano Martinez was deemed too distracted by a possible move to Manchester United.
