LIVERPOOL are ready to join the bidding battle for England star Marc Guehi.
New Kop boss Arne Slot is keen to rival Newcastle — with Crystal Palace ready to demand £75million for the England centre-back.
Dutchman Slot could also lose Guehi’s Three Lions team-mate Joe Gomez as part of a mega deal to land Magpies forward Anthony Gordon.
Toon have yet to make a formal offer and Liverpool are waiting in the wings to find out the price while trying to avoid an auction.
Guehi, 24, was a standout star for England at Euro 2024 and Palace will have little option but to sell if the right offer comes in.
He has two years left on his deal at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles are also anxious that Newcastle will come for midfielder Eberechi Eze should they sell Gordon.
Eze has a £60m price clause in his contract and is also being eyed by Manchester City and Tottenham.
Toon boss Eddie Howe insisted he was “out of touch” with his club’s latest deals on Saturday.
On the transfer market, Howe said: “I know we’re trying. I’m not going to talk about individual deals.”
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Howe is close to sealing a £10m deal for Sheffield United forward William Osula, 20.
But the Newcastle chief had a scare as Alexander Isak injured his shoulder in Toon’s 2-0 friendly loss to Yokohama F Marinos in Japan yesterday.
Isak went down clutching his shoulder after a collision and was withdrawn at the break.
But when asked if Isak was taken off because of an injury, Howe said: “No, that was scheduled for him.
“It was sore, but he was fine to carry on.
“We don’t envisage any problems but, of course, we need to check out how his shoulder is.”
Callum Wilson will miss the start of the season with a back problem.
