MARC GUEHI is prepared to turn down joining Arsenal this summer which has put Liverpool on high alert to swoop.
The Crystal Palace and England defender wants regular first-team football and assurances from boss Mikel Arteta that he will get it in the North London team.
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But William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes would almost certainly start ahead of the 24-year-old if he was to move there.
With Liverpool selling Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen the club are on the lookout for a centre-back and sources say they are eyeing Guehi.
The defender does not want to be sitting on the bench with the World Cup coming up next summer and Liverpool could be the perfect fit.
Arsenal have just tied Gabriel down to a new contract running until 2029, while the Gunners top brass are also keen to extend Saliba’s stay at the Emirates.
The pair, who have formed the crux of the best defence in the league for two seasons, are seen as part of the long-term future at Arsenal and would likely be preferred as starters over Guehi.
Guehi featured 44 times for Crystal Palace last season, scoring three times helping the Eagles to earn a record Premier League points tally and lift the FA Cup.
While he has become a regular for the England national team in recent seasons, racking up 23 caps and standing out as one of the Three Lions’ top performers at Euro 2024.
Arsenal missed out on the signing of Dean Huijsen already this summer after the 20-year-old centre-back chose a switch to Real Madrid over joining Arteta’s ranks.
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The Gunners remain focused on signings elsewhere in their squad too.
Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi is already in London to finalise his Prem switch.
While the search for a striker continues with both Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko still of interest to the Gunners hierarchy.
Meanwhile 18-year-old rising star Myles Lewis-Skelly is reportedly on the brink of putting pen to paper on a new long-term deal to seal his future with the club too.
