Liverpool might signal Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi as alternative for Jarell Quansah, in a transfer that might make sense for a lot of causes.
With the assistance of our companions at FotMobwe spotlight why Liverpool are pursuing a deal for Guehi this summer time.
The value
Firstly, any deal should make monetary sense earlier than Liverpool pursue it; not like their rivals – or these additional down the desk comparable to Man United – the membership’s homeowners is not going to spend until actually satisfied.
That’s removed from a foul factor, as this summer time is proving to this point, nevertheless it demonstrates why Liverpool are so selective.
Luckily, Guehi’s scenario makes him a really perfect candidate: he has one 12 months left on his contract and Crystal Palace seem resolved to promote him with a view to recoup a payment.
Reviews declare the 2 sides are more likely to attain an settlement at round £40 million, which aligns with Guehi’s market worth of €47 million (£40.1m).
Progressive in possession
Whereas the system in place at Palace could not all the time permit for it, Guehi has proved himself a progressive, ball-playing centre-back all through his profession.
This reveals with the 24-year-old’s statistics from final season’s Premier League:
• 0.47 possibilities created per 90 minutes (prime 13% for centre-backs)
• 0.35 profitable dribbles per 90 (prime 24%)
• 85.7% dribble success (prime 20%)
Not solely is Guehi comfy bringing the ball out of defence however he has proven he can create alternatives for his teammates whereas doing so.
Duel-winner
Naturally, as a centre-back in a mid-table facet, Guehi is proficient in his defensive duties and appears to relish one-on-one duels.
The England worldwide received 4.94 duels on common per 90 within the Premier League final outing, which locations him within the prime 22 % of centre-backs.
He’s, nevertheless, within the backside 27 % for general defensive actions – although Ibrahima Konate is within the backside 24 % and Virgil van Dijk the underside 40 %.
Wonderful in restoration
Guehi is a front-footed defender who’s glad working in a excessive line, which he has proven in each a again three at Palace and in an impressive run of performances for England eventually summer time’s Euros.
His pace and clever studying of the sport permits him to react rapidly to disclaim attackers with restoration challenges – profitable the ball again in harmful conditions.
All through the 2024/25 Premier League marketing campaign, he averaged 4.27 recoveries per 90 which locations him within the prime 26 % of centre-backs.
For England on the Euros, that common elevated to 4.42 recoveries per 90 shifting him into the highest 23 %.
Konate, who’s most of the time Liverpool’s restoration defender, averaged 3.44 recoveries per 90 final season, although that could be extra to do with Arne Slot‘s model of play.
Guehi’s major flaw
One space which could possibly be a priority is Guehi’s peak, standing at slightly below 6′ (182cm), which might make him the shortest centre-back within the Liverpool squad behind Van Dijk (193cm), Konate (192cm) and Joe Gomez (191cm).
That reveals in Guehi profitable simply 44.8 % of his aerial duels final season, putting him within the backside 21 % of centre-backs.
That is significantly decrease than all however considered one of Slot’s centre-backs:
• Virgil van Dijk: 72.1% received
• Ibrahima Konate: 70.8% received
• Joe Gomez: 69.2% received
• Marc Guehi: 44.8% received
Quansah, the participant Guehi might exchange, was the one centre-back to win a decrease proportion of his aerial duels for Liverpool final season (41.2%).
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