FOOTBALL: Liverpool Open Talks With Palace Over Marc Guéhi Deal

Liverpool have opened talks with Crystal Palace to sign centre-back Marc Guéhi, with the south London club expecting a fee of around £30 million ($41m) plus £5m in add-ons.

The Premier League champions are in the market for defensive reinforcements following the departure of Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen, while Joe Gomez is sidelined with a minor injury.

Guéhi has a year left on his Palace contract and chairman Steve Parish admitted earlier this week they could be forced to let him go this summer.

Guéhi joined Palace in 2021 having progressed through Chelsea's academy and has since gone on to establish himself in England squad.

Liverpool are also said to be interested in 18-year-old Parma centre-back Giovanni Leoni, who is also on the radar of Inter Milan.