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Crystal Palace keen to sell captain Marc Guéhi before transfer window closes
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Palace could lose player for nothing next year
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Liverpool reluctant to pay £40m asking price
The Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, has admitted that they are looking to sell their captain Marc Guéhi in this transfer window to avoid potentially losing him for nothing next summer.
The England defender has entered the final 12 months of his contract at Selhurst Park and is wanted by a number of Premier League teams, including Liverpool and Newcastle. It is understood that Arne Slot’s side – who lost to Palace on penalties in the Community Shield on Sunday – is Guéhi’s preferred option, although they have so far been reluctant to pay Palace’s £40m valuation.
Premier League 2025-26 preview No 11: Leeds United
Club appears to have done shrewd transfer business, but they are still in the market for forwards as they try to avoid a quick Championship return
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 17th (NB: this is not necessarily Louise Taylor’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)
Last season: 1st in the Championship
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk ‘disappointed’ after Diogo Jota tribute tarnished
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Minority of fans in Crystal Palace end disrupt silence
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Liverpool forward and brother died in July car accident
The Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was left disappointed after a minute’s silence in honour of Diogo Jota had to be cut short by the referee before kick-off in the Community Shield at Wembley.
Jota and his brother André Silva died in a car crash in Spain on 3 July and both were honoured before kick-off with wreaths laid on the pitch and a period of silence. The moment was interrupted by a minority of supporters from the Palace end, eliciting a strong response at the other end of the pitch, as well as from other Eagles fans, who tried to silence those not respecting the tribute.