Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi has no agreement in place with any club about his future \u2013 and while sources confirm Liverpool do retain a serious interest, there is one European giant who the Reds need to take seriously in the hotly contested transfer race.<\/p>\n
The England star almost joined Liverpool<\/a> on transfer deadline day back in the summer, before Eagles boss Oliver Glasner put the brakes on the proposed \u00a335m transfer after seeing his side miss out on signing a replacement.<\/p>\n Guehi<\/a> then returned to Selhurst Park, but has not been affected by the transfer failure, arguably raising his game to an even higher standard since then.<\/p>\n But with the player out of contract next summer and making it clear he won\u2019t sign an extension, the player looks set to become one of 2026\u2019s most in-demand players. To that end, sources named the 13 clubs that had already held talks with the 25-year-old\u2019s representatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, as the January window approaches, Guehi\u2019s future remains very much up in the air and is far from being finalised. And sources are keen to stress that the only thing that can be said with any certainty at this stage is that the centre-half will leave Palace at some point next year.<\/p>\n Liverpool, of course, do remain very interested, but we can reveal that claims of a \u2018Gentleman\u2019s agreement\u2019<\/a> \u2013 aired this week by a big-name Sky Sports reporter \u2013 have been dismissed out of hand by the player\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n A source close to the situation confirmed to TEAMtalk: \u201cThere is absolutely no agreement with Liverpool or any club.<\/p>\n \u201cThat process is ongoing and will accelerate into January. We know Liverpool want him that, has not changed, but they are not alone.<\/p>\n \u201cMarc\u2019s situation is that following the summer [and the collapse of his Liverpool move], it was a clean slate for everyone. Marc, for his part, is concentrating on Palace and doing a wonderful job this season.\u201d<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Guehi chase heating up \u2013 and Liverpool have one major threat to beat<\/p>\n It remains to be seen if Liverpool will return for Guehi in January, and they could yet launch a bid to bring him to Anfield in the January window.<\/p>\n However, it is worth noting that, once again, and like the summer, we understand Glasner has made it clear to the Eagles board he would rather lose Guehi for nothing in the summer, than see him leave in January, even if that means the club could claim a fee for his services.<\/p>\n But while there are also other Premier League suitors for Guehi, including Manchester City, the 26-times capped England international is considering a possible overseas move.<\/p>\n To that end, we understand that Bayern Munich are pushing hard for his signature and remain very firmly focused on winning the race for his signature.<\/p>\n Bayern are also working on a new deal for French star Dayot Upamecano, who, like Guehi, is also out of contract next summer and currently able to negotiate a pre-contract agreement from January 1.<\/p>\n However, Bayern are also still hoping to persuade the 27-year-old France international to put pen to paper on extended terms, and they hope to bring in England star Guehi to partner him in the heart of their defence next season.<\/p>\n Liverpool round-up: Reds backed to sign \u2018lucky charm\u2019 striker; Elliott talk in the bin<\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0Liverpool are being urged to bring in a striker to Anfield as temporary cover for Alexander Isak, with the Swede facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines, and their fans are adamant they have found the perfect answer after a major transfer domino fell into place<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the subject of Isak and his injury, a fuming Slot did not hold back when hitting out at the man who cripped the Swede \u2013 Tottenham\u2019s Micky van de Ven \u2013\u00a0scolding his countryman with a scathing \u201c10 out of 10\u201d claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n We have also taken a look at seven striker options who could be on Liverpool\u2019s radar<\/a> after Isak\u2019s cruel injury setback.<\/p>\n