Liverpool, Barcelona, Real Madrid Face Fresh Competition For Marc Guehi—report

Atlético Madrid are reportedly “very interested” successful wading into nan competitory title to motion Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi adjacent summer.

Guéhi’s early has been nan taxable of rampant speculation agelong earlier nan play began. A Deadline Day move to Liverpool collapsed successful nan last hours of nan summertime model aft nan Eagles grounded to find an capable replacement.

Liverpool person not yet fixed up dream of signing nan revered England international—in fact, nan Reds are reportedly nan only side pinch immoderate realistic aspirations of striking a woody successful January—but they are hardly Guéhi’s only admirers.

Palace leader Oliver Glasner confirmed earlier this play that Guéhi has nary volition of signing an hold to his existing contract, which expires connected June 30, 2026. A stack of prospective admirers person piled up successful nan aftermath of this development, pinch nan likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus among an ever-growing list. Atlético Madrid tin now beryllium added to that roll-call.

Diego Simeone’s broadside are “very attentive” of nan business and person already reached retired to Guéhi’s representatives, per MARCA. Atlético person made a wont of dipping into nan Premier League for English talent. Kieran Trippier won nan 2020–21 La Liga title successful nan superior while his compatriot Conor Gallagher presently calls nan Metropolitano home.

Diego Simeone is La Liga’s longest-standing manager. / Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/Getty Images

Atlético person agelong been famed for their protect resoluteness nether Simeone and duly boast nan champion protect grounds successful Spain this season. However, their unit successful nan backline is not untouchable.

Both nan long-serving José María Giménez and 29-year-old Robin Le Normand are everlastingly riddled pinch injuries—the brace person sat retired a mixed 41 matches since nan commencement of past play alone.

Dávid Hancko is simply a reliable action successful nan mediate aliases astatine fullback while Clément Lenglet chips successful erstwhile required. Guéhi would connection a earthy right-footed action to complement that heavy left-sided duo.

There whitethorn beryllium a spot successful nan squad for Guéhi, but Atlético will apt look stiff guidance from adjacent to home.

Marc Guéhi has a wealthiness of options successful beforehand of him. / Sebastian Frej/Getty Images

The links betwixt Guéhi and Real Madrid person only been cranked up since it was reported that nan Spanish giants no longer person an interest successful Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konaté.

Much for illustration Guéhi, nan French defender is group to beryllium retired of statement this summertime which is 1 of nan reasons Madrid were thought to beryllium initially attracted. As BBC Sport constituent out, nan superior nine person made a wont of snapping up free agents.

The study underscores Madrid’s liking successful Guéhi, who is described arsenic a perchance “stabilising presence” successful a backline which could beryllium subjected to plentifulness of upheaval this summer. The progressively injury-prone duo of Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba are some retired of statement successful June and whitethorn very good beryllium softly ushered retired of nan backmost door.

Dean Huijsen arrived for a grounds interest past summertime and has impressed alongside Éder Militão astatine times this term, yet nan extent beneath that duo has been exposed successful caller weeks. Guéhi would surely beryllium an charismatic action to bolster that area of nan pitch.

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