Liverpool and Manchester City have both finalised their plans for Marc Guehi, and it\u2019s the Reds who are taking the bigger gamble, sources can confirm.<\/p>\n
Liverpool<\/a> will not be competing with Man City<\/a> to land Marc Guehi<\/a> this month, TEAMtalk can report.<\/p>\n As we have revealed in recent weeks, City have been manoeuvring around Guehi and are ready to make an offer this month.<\/p>\n We are told by sources close to the deal that to land Guehi this month, the offer from City would need to not only match the asking price Crystal Palace<\/a> have set, which has been around \u00a335million, but also put in place the same deal he would get if he moved on a free transfer in the summer.<\/p>\n That means not only substantial wages, but a huge signing on deal and bonuses, that otherwise would not normally be connected with a January transfer.<\/p>\n My colleague, Dean Jones, has independently been told the same<\/a>, meaning the signing of Guehi even though he\u2019s just six months away from free agency would be a colossal financial undertaking.<\/p>\n We are told that the deal is \u2018not easy\u2019, and \u2018far from straightforward\u2019 given the costs involved. But if City flex their financial muscles, it can be done.<\/p>\n But this underlines why Liverpool \u2013 who came close to a deal in the summer \u2013 are not stepping up to strike a permanent move in January.<\/p>\n Instead, they\u2019re content to run the gauntlet and hope City don\u2019t seal a deal this month before\u00a0attempting to sign Guehi via free agency in the summer.<\/p>\n Likewise, Premier League rivals Arsenal and Chelsea will not be making a bid this month, whilst his foreign suitors Bayern Munich, plus Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona are also concentrating on the free transfer option.<\/p>\n More than a dozen clubs are in for Guehi, but City are the only side willing to bid this month and there is a belief within the Etihad that this is their best chance to land the player.<\/p>\n If waiting until the summer, multiple sources from far and wide have claimed Guehi would choose Liverpool<\/a>. As such, City believe it\u2019s now or never and a substantial bid is anticipated.<\/p>\n Amid injuries to regular starters, City have been forced to play Max Alleyne and Abdukodir Khusanov, and whilst delighted with their progress \u2013 the club see the Guehi opportunity as too good not to try for.<\/p>\n City firmly believe they\u2019re in the title race and as they showed with Antoine Semenyo, they\u2019re prepared to splash the cash in January to help hunt Arsenal down.<\/p>\n Guehi himself is keeping calm, as he has throughout this process, and his team are keeping him up-to-date on the latest situation\u2026 be it City\u2019s impending move, or the latest contract offer on the table from Bayern.<\/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 Latest Liverpool news \u2013 Winger chance \/ ANOTHER centre-back<\/p>\n In other news,\u00a0Fabrizio Romano has confirmed Tottenham have tried and failed to sign one of the world\u2019s most in-demand attackers this month, and Liverpool and Manchester United now have a chance to strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elsewhere,\u00a0Liverpool could be closing in on one of the signings of this, and any other summer, following reports of an elite centre-back \u2013 it\u2019s not Guehi \u2013 giving the nod to an Anfield switch<\/a>.<\/p>\n