German insider’s transfer update offers potential silver lining for LFC after Guehi hammer blow

While Liverpool now appear to have missed out on one prominent centre-back transfer target, they have been handed fresh encouragement over another.

On Friday morning, Fabrizio Romano reported that Manchester City had been getting ‘closer’ to agreeing a deal to sign Marc Guehi, for whom the Reds had a deadline-day transaction vetoed by the Selhurst Park club at the end of last summer. He later confirmed that Crystal Palace have accepted a £20m offer from Pep Guardiola’s side.

Now that...