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Crystal Palace has struck a woody to bring successful Ousmane Diomande from Sporting Lisbon, with the defender acceptable to capable the boots of Marc Guehi, who could beryllium connected his mode to Liverpool.
The Eagles are poised to suffer their antiaircraft linchpin but person swiftly responded by securing a subordinate from the Portuguese champions. While they've been adamant astir keeping Viktor Gyokeres this summer, negotiating Diomande's departure has proven to beryllium a smoother process.
Sporting had a merchandise clause successful Diomande's declaration that could person seen them request €80 cardinal ($94.5 million), but according to A Bola, they were unfastened to accepting little and the FA Cup victors look to person secured the Ivorian for €55M (£64.97M). The lone remaining contented to robust retired is the percent of immoderate aboriginal sale.
Palace stands to marque a important nett connected Guehi, whom they declined to merchantability to Newcastle past summertime but tin get his imagination jersey fig astatine Liverpool. However, with his declaration nearing its end, they've shown a readiness to currency in, and Liverpool person seized the accidental to enlistee the England international.
The London nine is hopeful that Diomande's acquisition volition bolster their European campaign. Palace is inactive awaiting a last determination from UEFA, which hinges connected Lyon and the contention they'll enactment successful aft some clubs stock the aforesaid proprietor until John Textor sells his involvement past week.
Liverpool's acquisition of Guehi would propulsion their spending adjacent to the £250M ($343.76M) mark, pursuing the signings of Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez. Arne Slot is keen to fortify his antiaircraft options, which could soon beryllium bladed connected the ground.
Virgil van Dijk, the team's cornerstone, chose to pen a caller woody and enactment astatine Anfield, but promising youngster Jarell Quansah looks acceptable to articulation Bayer Leverkusen.
Ibrahima Konate, connected the different hand, has conscionable 1 twelvemonth remaining connected his Reds declaration and determination are indications helium whitethorn question a determination elsewhere, with PSG and Real Madrid showing interest.
Recent reports suggest he's dissatisfied with what's been offered truthful far, and it presently seems much probable than not that the 2 parties volition portion ways adjacent summer.
Guehi tin present boast of being an FA Cup-winning skipper and a regular starter for England, ticking the homegrown box. He'll crook 25 successful a fortnight, entering the highest of his career, and is acceptable for his adjacent challenge, with Anfield apt to beryllium his caller stomping ground.
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