Liverpool’s New Center-Back Plans…
Liverpool might feel like they’ve stepped on a lego with their summer transfer mess-up involving Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace. Just as Guehi was ready to pop on a Liverpool shirt and grace Anfield, his club hit the brakes so hard you’d think they were stopping a runaway train! Now, Liverpool waits in anticipation, playing the game of patience like it’s an endless Monopoly match, hoping the market doesn’t turn icy by 2026. Meanwhile, coach Arne Slot is pondering his battle tactics, trying to fortify his defense with the choices on the table, including Guehi free as a bird… in a few years.
With Guehi out of reach, Liverpool has its eyes set on Brighton’s center-back Jan Paul van Hecke as the backup plan. TEAMtalk cheekily hints that the Reds, along with a couple of other Premier League suitors, are circling like vultures ready to swoop in come January. Brighton, however, seems to be taking the Romeo approach, whispering sweet contract extensions into Van Hecke’s ear like they’re in a Shakespearean drama! Adding to their future plans, the clever strategists at Liverpool have inserted a whopping £51 million buy-back clause for Jarell Quansah, ensuring they can romance him back by 2027 if his current love affair with Bayer Leverkusen fizzles out.
