Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Selling Guéhi would have been ‘very, very risky’ for Palace, insists Glasner

Oliver Glasner at Selhurst Park
Oliver Glasner said there were ‘no tensions’ between him and the Palace chair, Steve Parish. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Oliver Glasner has praised Steve Parish for deciding not to sell Marc Guéhi to Liverpool on transfer deadline day after he warned the Crystal Palace chair that failing to replace their captain would be “very, very risky”.

Palace had agreed a £35m fee with Liverpool for Guéhi – who completed the first part of his medical in anticipation of the move – but Parish dramatically pulled the plug at the last minute after failing to find an adequate replacement.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.