Marc Guehi’s failed Liverpool move sparks mixed reactions among fans

Marc Guehi’s Deadline Day move to Liverpool collapsed after Crystal Palace were unable to secure a replacement, leaving Reds fans frustrated and voicing their disappointment.

Softfootball reported that Liverpool had agreed a £35m deal for the Eagles captain following his player-of-the-match performance in the win at Aston Villa on Sunday and he was given permission to undergo a medical in London.

However, Palace’s deal to sign Brighton defender Igor Julio fell through after deciding against a switch to south London. There are contrasting reports suggesting Palace opted not to complete the deal following Igor’s medical.

Marc Gueh (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)

A deal sheet was then submitted to the Premier League to take the Guehi negotiations beyond Monday’s 7pm deadline but Palace then ultimately decided not to sell. That leaves Guehi to continue as captain at Selhurst Park, while Liverpool may revisit their interest in future windows.

Head coach Oliver Glasner had warned against selling a key player so late in the window. News of Guehi’s collapsed move to Anfield left football fans stunned, with Softfootball capturing their reactions on X:

@JamesPearceLFC wrote on X: Feel sorry for Marc Guehi. Behaved impeccably all summer and then after a fee finally agreed and medical sorted, he’s denied the move he wanted when Palace pulled out at eleventh hour.

@AnythingLFC_ tweeted: Moral of the story: if you want a move, be like Alexander Isak. Most Football Clubs don’t care about players and their careers after they leave their club. Palace, Glasner and Parish have actively harmed Marc Guehi’s career despite him showing them every ounce of respect.

@LewisSteele_commented: The moral of the window, then: if you kick up enough of a fuss and sully your reputation at a club, you get what you want. If you do everything by the book with total respect for your club, you get screwed over. I feel for Marc Guehi tonight. Been denied a career-changing move.

@Annie_LFCwrote: Sadly Marc Guehi right now is an example of how being nice and respectful doesn’t get you want you want. So unjust.

@humblecute wrote: Isak – who behaved terribly – gets what he wants, and the man who acted the most professionally out of absolutely anyone on the planet – Marc Guehi – gets treated like a clown and fucked over by the club he leads as captain out every week. Crazy.

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@NoDarkSarkasm commented: At some point of time Oli Glasner is going to get a call from a ‘big’ club in Europe. His integrity and loyalty towards Crystal Palace and their interests will be tested then. For now , he has completely screwed over Marc Guehi. Credit to Guehi though for his conduct though.

@PeteChinedu wrote: That was unfair to Marc Guehi! Now every player’s disgruntledness will be justified going forward.

@SouravS07_ wrote: Steve Parish is as much to blame as Glasner. What kind of a owner is he that he couldn’t take a stand for his club and gave into the pressure that Glasner created? That makes him a submissive and weak owner who failed to safeguard his club’s interest. And he failed Marc Guéhi.

@DornOfWar commented: I feel so sorry for Marc Guehi. What you did to him today was disgraceful. I doubt any player will ever be loyal and honourable again after the way you betrayed him today. Poor guy, I hope one day he manages to get his dream move and get away from your petty little club.

Guehi may view the collapse of his move to Liverpool simply as the path that was set for him. Of course, the prospect of leaving next season on a free transfer, and the lucrative wealth that accompanies that scenario, will soften the blow.

Yet you can’t help but feel for the way Guehi was treated through no fault of his own. He stayed respectful to Palace in the face of Liverpool’s interest when others haven’t shown their employers the same sort of courtesy this summer.