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Liverpool transfer news as $70M midfielder wanted and fresh Marc Guehi update emerges
Liverpool transfer news as Arne Slot is linked with a $70M midfielder that Real Madrid is also keeping tabs on and another update on Marc Guehi emerges amid Man City interest
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.
At the halfway point of the January transfer window, in terms of senior additions, Liverpool has not made a move yet. Unless an opportunity comes up that can’t be turned down, that is likely to remain the case.
Arne Slot’s side is light of numbers, particularly in defense, at the moment, but Liverpool is not a team that panics in the market. It has been active mid-season in the past, but mainly to accelerate moves that had been lined up for the summer when it was possible to do so.
Nonetheless, the rumor mill never stops. Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds today, with a Dutch wonderkid first on the agenda.
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Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar)
Liverpool and Real Madrid could go head-to-head to sign AZ Alkmaar sensation Kees Smit, a 19-year-old midfield prodigy, according to the Daily Star.
Smit has also been linked with a move to Newcastle United in recent months and is said to be valued at around $70 million (£52 million), with the Dutch side hoping there is a bidding war.
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Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has previously compared Smit to Barcelona midfielder Pedri — no pressure — and he has already made 59 senior appearances for the club where he broke through.
Kees Smit of AZ Alkmaarq
With Wataru Endo not particularly suited to how Arne Slot wants his deepest-lying midfielder to play, there is definitely a case for signing a midfielder more well-versed in playing a Liverpool-like system to help out Ryan Gravenberch.
It remains to be seen, however, whether Smit would be the right option. At 19, or 20 as he will turn this month, he might feel he needs to go somewhere where minutes are more guaranteed for now.
Liverpool.com says: Smit is clearly a huge talent but he would be best served moving somewhere like Borussia Dortmund. There, he could play every week and continue to develop.
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace)
As it stands, there is no frontrunner to sign Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, according to Sky Sports, even though he came so close to a transfer move to Liverpool in September.
Guehi is wanted by Manchester City this month, but the Etihad side would also be prepared to move for him in the summer when his contract expires. Liverpool and Arsenal are also thought to be in the mix.
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Abroad, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are among the teams to have taken a look at Guehi. Those outside of the Premier League can speak freely with him now regarding a move in the summer.
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Manchester City is seeking to sign a center-back after injury setbacks for Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias. There are also question marks over the long-term futures of John Stones and Nathan Ake.
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An absolutely sensational free-kick goal from Dominik Szoboszlai. This one might be even better than the one against Arsenal.
From a central position, around 25 yards out, it’s an absolutely sensational hit which swerves out of reach of Donnarumma, who doesn’t even dive, and slams into the net off the post.
Amazing. And what could that mean for the title race? Arsenal staying nine points clear as it stands.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Man City (Szoboszlai, 74)
HE’S DONE IT AGAIN!
An absolutely sensational free-kick goal from Dominik Szoboszlai. This one might be even better than the one against Arsenal.
From a central position, around 25 yards out, it’s an absolutely sensational hit which swerves out of reach of Donnarumma, who doesn’t even dive, and slams into the net off the post.
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Liverpool FC team news vs. Man City: 6 defenders unavailable for Arne Slot
Liverpool have six defenders unavailable for their game against Man City, with Arne Slot‘s hand forced at centre-back and right-back.
Liverpool are down to their bare bones at the back, with six defenders unable to start as the Reds try to keep pace with their top-four competitors in the Premier League.
Liverpool Injury & Absentee List
PlayerInjury TypeStatusExpected ReturnJoe GomezKneeDoubtMan City (H)Jeremie FrimpongGroinUnavailableEarly MarchConor BradleyKnee (Surgery)UnavailablePre-season 2026Giovanni LeoniACL (Surgery)UnavailableNext seasonAlexander IsakFibula FractureUnavailableLate MarchStefan BajceticHamstringRehabLate FebruaryJayden DannsHamstringRehabFebruaryWellity LuckyHamstringUnavailableApril
Joe Gomez‘s fitness is the main talking point ahead of the match at Anfield, given his presence would provide cover at centre-back and full-back.
He didn’t train on Thursday, though, and Slot explained: “We have a little bit of hope that he might train on Saturday.
“So not available to start, but maybe available to help the team if needed during the game because, as you know, there are not that many defenders available at the moment.”
With Giovanni Leoni out until next season, academy defenders Amara Nallo and Wellity Lucky have made the bench in the Premier League a combined five times this season.
The latter is injured, however, so unable to come in against Man City.
Nallo got injured during Tuesday’s UEFA Youth League exit to MSK Zilina, but was named to start for the U21s on Saturday, meaning he will not be available at Anfield.
As for Lucky’s injury, the 20-year-old is set to be sidelined until April due to a hamstring injury sustained in training midway through January.
Also on Liverpool’s list of absentees is right-back Conor Bradley, who will miss the rest of the campaign.
Like Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong is currently injured but his outlook is more positive than his teammate’s.
Slot gave a brief update on the flying Dutchman’s fitness, saying he “will definitely not train this week” due to his ongoing groin problem.
With Nallo featuring at academy level, Liverpool will be without six defensive options against Man City.
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Goalkeepers: Alisson, Mamardashvili, Woodman
Defenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Robertson, Ramsay
Midfielders: Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister, Endo, Nyoni
Forwards: Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike, Ngumoha, Chiesa
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