Liverpool get answer in swap deal bid for England star
And with his contract expiring in 12 months, Guehi is available this summer for a fraction of his true worth. It has been reported that the Reds were seeking to add Ben Doak to a deal for Guehi.
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The London side wanted Scotland winger Doak in winter but were unwilling to come up with the £30m fee. In order to sweeten the deal for Guehi, Liverpool would reportedly be keen to add in Doak.
That would in turn lower the upfront costs due for Guehi.
Palace REJECT swap deal proposal
But now comes a report in Football Insider which suggests that Palace are not too keen on a part-exchange. They would prefer to cash in on Guehi with a big fee considering they will have to go out and buy a starting centre-back to replace him.
Ousmane Diomande looks to be the chosen one but won't come cheap at £60m.
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The footballers adored by supporters are not always the footballers appreciated by the managers they play for. When Mason Mount was at his best — and we're going back half a decade now — he was essentially considered the opposite of Jack Grealish in the build-up to Euro 2020. Whereas Grealish was an entertainer, a wildcard, a playmaker capable of the unexpected, Mount was cast as the teacher's pet. At times, people questioned precisely what he offered. Advertisement If Grealish was an individualist, Mount was a system player. First and foremost, he carried out the manager's instructions. On top of that, he offered tactical intelligence, always understanding the system, how to find space, and how to bring the best from his team-mates. In Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday, a game where United dominated and created the better chances, Mount, 26, offered a reminder of why managers value him. It was something of a surprise that Mount started the match. United's three big-name summer arrivals — Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbeumo — have understandably been depicted as the first-choice attacking trio in the 3-4-2-1 system head coach Ruben Amorim insists upon. But Sesko had only had a week of pre-season as he waited to find out who he'd be playing for this season, so Mount got the nod. Cunha was United's most advanced player, with Mount in the inside-left role. That is the role, and this is the system, in which he has played his best football — particularly at Chelsea under Thomas Tuchel, who was watching from the stands at Old Trafford in his current capacity as England manager. Upon Amorim taking charge of United last November, there were only three players in the squad who had played a higher-than-average percentage of their career minutes in a back-three system: Rasmus Hojlund, Manuel Ugarte and Mount. It remains to be seen whether the other two have the requisite ability. For Mount, it's more about staying fit: he still hasn't completed 90 minutes in the Premier League for United, two years after his arrival from Chelsea. But from the outset yesterday, this felt like the Mount of old. Take him collecting this long pass from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir. He's positioned perfectly between right-back Ben White and centre-back William Saliba — look at Gabriel throwing his arms up in the air, asking who is challenging Mount. He's right to ask, and the answer is that it probably should have been Saliba. But Mount continually receives the ball on Sunday by putting himself in precisely this position. What you really want from a right-footed inside-left is for them to find space between the lines and play through balls for other attackers. Mount showed that ability five minutes in, with this pass in behind for Mbeumo, which brought to mind the ball he played for Kai Havertz to score the only goal in Chelsea's 2021 Champions League final win over Manchester City. Here, Mbeumo took the ball a little too wide before shooting straight at David Raya. Another pass from Mount to Mbeumo was this crossfield ball midway through the first half. When Amorim first replaced Erik ten Hag last season, these switches of play felt like the defining feature of his side. This one allowed Mbeumo to play in Diogo Dalot on the overlap, although the pass was delayed, and United's right wing-back had strayed offside. But the inside forwards combining with the wing-backs is what this 3-4-2-1 system is all about, and Mount always knows where 'his' wing-back is. This was a classic example: he has dragged White inside and knows the space on the far side is open, so he almost runs around the ball to sweep a first-time, left-footed pass out to Patrick Dorgu, who has half the pitch to himself. 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