Manchester United legend Roy Keane has criticised Liverpool’s mistake with failing to get the Marc Guehi transfer deal over the line this summer.
The pundit, speaking on the latest episode of The Overlap, said it now looked even worse for Liverpool that they couldn’t a move for Guehi done after such a poor start to the season for Arne Slot’s side, particularly defensively.
Liverpool won the Premier League title last season, but already look to be out of this year’s title race as they sit in 8th place in the table with an astonishing 17 goals conceded in their first 11 games.
Liverpool suffering defensively after failed Marc Guehi transfer
Guehi has shone at Crystal Palace and looks clearly like a player who would improve this Liverpool side.
In the end, however, the Reds left it really late in the window to move for the England international, and Keane has criticised their failure to get what looked like a potentially very important signing done.
“They’ll regret that decision as well, Guehi in the summer, won’t they,” Keane said.
“That looks worse now, the more you look at it.”
Fellow pundit Jamie Carragher agreed, having also criticised the lack of physicality in this current LFC squad.
? Arne Slot's response when asked about a possible new Liverpool move for Marc Guehi ? pic.twitter.com/cQ7PG4mV3C
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Liverpool still strongly linked with Marc Guehi
According to Sky Sports, it seems Liverpool are still being strongly linked with Guehi ahead of January.
Their report states that Palace feel that if anyone moves for the 25-year-old in the winter window, it will be Liverpool, whereas other interested clubs might wait until he becomes a free agent in the summer.
One imagines there’ll be plenty of Reds fans hoping this deal can still happen for their club this season, as it’s clear that Slot needs more from his defence right now.
Guehi could also be an ideal long-term replacement for the ageing Virgil van Dijk, while the team also need to be prepared for the possibility of Ibrahima Konate leaving when his current contract expires at the end of the season.
Ffs… They did agree a deal, but Palace pulled out in the last minute. Never was about money, only the fact Palace didn`t get a replacement. What the F could they have done different?
In the times we live in, Brad, pundits, journalists and a whole mass of contributors to social media are of a mindset to never allow facts to get in the way of an opinion.😵
Most people don’t remember to store such when it comes to forming them.
…..and that’s when it’s not just a good old-fashioned wind-up….
Hindsight is 20/20, but they should have gotten the deal done earlier! He’s a homegrown player, who at 25 has yet to hit his “prime” for Christ’s sake. He was certainly more important than waiting on the Isak saga to conclude. After moving on Quansah, this deal should have been done! Some people will say that had you done that, then Leoni’s path to playing time would have been blocked, but Konate is made of glass, so he would have gotten playing time in Premier League games, not just early round cup competitions.