{"id":104457,"date":"2025-09-26T12:31:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=104457"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:31:36","slug":"liverpool-suffer-fresh-defensive-setback-as-giovanni-leoni-ruled-out-with-acl-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=104457","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool suffer fresh defensive setback as Giovanni Leoni ruled out with ACL injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-45536\">\n<div>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s Guehi Chase Stalls Again Amid January Dilemma<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s hopes of reviving a move for <strong>Marc Guehi<\/strong> ahead of the January transfer window have hit another roadblock.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds had already accepted that, after their failed summer bid, any renewed approach for the <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong> centre-back might have to wait until later in the year. But with <strong>Giovanni Leoni<\/strong> sidelined for months following an ACL injury, Anfield chiefs are being forced to rethink their defensive plans.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Football Insider<\/em>, Guehi still privately blames Liverpool for the collapse of negotiations in the summer \u2014 even though the club were prepared to pay a significant fee. Palace manager <strong>Oliver Glasner<\/strong> ultimately vetoed the transfer at the eleventh hour.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, transfer expert <strong>Ben Jacobs<\/strong> has warned that a January move may not be realistic. With the <strong>2026 World Cup<\/strong> on the horizon, Guehi is said to favour stability this season before weighing up multiple offers in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves <strong>Arne Slot<\/strong> in a difficult spot, with just three senior centre-backs available for the remainder of the campaign. And competition for Guehi\u2019s signature will be fierce: <strong>Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich<\/strong> are all expected to enter the race next year. Madrid may lose <strong>Dayot Upamecano<\/strong>, while Alonso\u2019s side could move on from veterans <strong>David Alaba<\/strong> and <strong>Antonio R\u00fcdiger<\/strong>, sharpening the market for elite defenders.<\/p>\n<p>For Liverpool, persuading Guehi to snub Europe\u2019s giants and choose Merseyside may require nothing short of a perfect pitch when the window reopens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav aria-label=\"Posts\">\n<h2>Post navigation<\/h2>\n<\/nav>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool\u2019s Guehi Chase Stalls Again Amid January Dilemma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":104458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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