{"id":35915,"date":"2025-12-30T06:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/not-guehi-liverpool-have-internal-discussions-about-potentially-signing-palace-star\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T06:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:07:29","slug":"not-guehi-liverpool-have-internal-discussions-about-potentially-signing-palace-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/not-guehi-liverpool-have-internal-discussions-about-potentially-signing-palace-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Guehi: Liverpool have internal discussions about potentially signing Palace star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/not-guehi-liverpool-have-internal-discussions-about-potentially-signing-palace-star\/#Liverpool_are_impressed_with_Lacroix\" >Liverpool are impressed with Lacroix<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/not-guehi-liverpool-have-internal-discussions-about-potentially-signing-palace-star\/#Gehi_would_be_a_better_signing_for_Arne_Slotts_team\" >Gehi would be a better signing for Arne Slott&#8217;s team<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool are actively accelerating plans to strengthen their defensive line, with new reports claiming the Reds have held internal discussions over a move for Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As clubs look to the future of their squad, reinforcement teams are casting a wide net across the Premier League to identify talented additions to a back four facing a major transition period.<\/p>\n<p>According to acclaimed journalist Lewis Steele, writing for the Daily Mail, Lacroix has emerged as a real player to watch in the corridors of Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The French defender, who reunited with former Wolfsburg manager Oliver Glasner at Selhurst Park, has the kind of athleticism that Liverpool are looking for.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_are_impressed_with_Lacroix\"><\/span>Liverpool are impressed with Lacroix<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>His pace of recovery and aggressiveness make him a good candidate for a team that plays a high defensive line, but he is not the only Eagle to attract Liverpool&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n<p>The search for a new central defender is underway following growing uncertainty surrounding Ibrahima Konate. The France international&#8217;s current contract expires in 2026, but extension talks appear to have stalled.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, concerns about Konate&#8217;s stability and injury record have reportedly led executives to consider a succession plan sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>If Konate&#8217;s form continues to decline, or if no deal is reached, Liverpool could be forced to put him on the market as early as the January transfer window or next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Lacroix is \u200b\u200ban attractive option due to his physical superiority, but Liverpool maintain a long-standing interest in his Palace team-mate Marc Guech.<\/p>\n<table data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>statistics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Appearance<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,1,0\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,2,0\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,3,0\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,1,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">draw<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">clean sheet<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,1,0\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,2,0\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,3,0\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,2,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">lacroix<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Number of goals conceded<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,1,0\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,2,0\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,3,0\">twenty three<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,3,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">lacroix<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">tackle win<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,1,0\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,2,0\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,3,0\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,4,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,4,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Konate<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,5,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Completing the path<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,1,0\">92%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,2,0\">92%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,3,0\">93%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,5,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,5,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Konate<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">assist<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,1,0\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,2,0\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,3,0\">0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,6,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,6,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">lacroix<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Play time (minutes)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,1,0\">1,620<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,2,0\">1,620<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,3,0\">1,521<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"3,7,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,7,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">draw<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gehi_would_be_a_better_signing_for_Arne_Slotts_team\"><\/span>Gehi would be a better signing for Arne Slott&#8217;s team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crystal Palace&#8217;s Maxence Lacroix (Photo Credit: Lewis Storey\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The England international was heavily linked with a move to Anfield last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Gehi&#8217;s Premier League history and composed performances for England in major tournaments suggest he could be a &#8216;plug-and-play&#8217; solution for the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike Lacroix, who is still adjusting to the rigors of English football, Gehi has established himself as one of the league&#8217;s most influential leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds hierarchy has a big decision to make regarding their next defensive signing.<\/p>\n<p>Their interest in Lacroix shows the Merseyside club are focused on adding defensive reinforcements to their squad to meet their needs.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8216;Still leading the race&#8217; \u2013 journalist names Liverpool as potential candidates to sign 25-year-old <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are actively accelerating plans to strengthen their defensive line, with new reports claiming the Reds have held internal discussions over a move for Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix. 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