'He will leave next year' - Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says captain Marc Guehi has told club he will not sign new deal
Updated 18/10/2025 at 07:16 GMT+1
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Marc Guehi has told Crystal Palace that he will not sign a new contract and will leave the club next year, Oliver Glasner revealed. The central defender, who was set to join Liverpool this summer before his move to Anfield collapsed on deadline day, will be out of contract at Selhurst Park next June. The England international has turned down a new offer from the club, according to his manager.
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Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi has told the club he will not sign a new contract and will leave next year, according to manager Oliver Glasner.
The 25-year-old's current contract at Selhurst Park expires on June 30 next year, meaning he will be able to leave on a free transfer.
The England international was set to join Liverpool this summer in a £35 million deal, but the transfer fell through on deadline day, with Glasner strongly against the move due to the lack of a replacement.
But the Austrian revealed on Friday that his central defender has turned down a new deal with the club, meaning this will be his final campaign in south London.
"I think Marc has already told us that he doesn't sign a new contract, so he will leave next year," Glasner told reporters.
"The club wanted [him to stay]. They offered Marc a new contract. But he said, 'no, I want to make something different'. And that's normal.
"And for us, it's how we can deal with this situation? [What] is the best way to get this next step done? And that's all about how we are talking together."
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Guehi remains strongly linked with a move to Anfield, with next summer appearing a more likely time for that to happen than in January, when Liverpool would have to pay a fee.
The Palace star has also reportedly attracted interest from Manchester City, along with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Despite his contract running out in the summer, the central defender could sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club when the January transfer window opens.
Glasner in talks with Parish over own future
Glasner issued an update on his own future at Selhurst Park, with his contract also expiring next summer.
The Palace boss revealed he has been regularly talking with chairman Steve Parish, establishing whether they have the "same vision" before committing to an extension.
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"I came back on Sunday, met Steve Sunday afternoon at the NFL game and we talked," Glasner said.
"I met him on Tuesday for dinner, we talked. I met him on Wednesday in the House of Commons and we talked. And he's here [on Friday] and we talked.
"We are talking almost every day, and it's not that I need conditions or I want something. Crystal Palace wants to be successful, so Crystal Palace wants to continue this pathway.
"When you see [the league form] it was always between 10th, 11th, and 14th and 15th. Now in the last years, it's more - let's say - [between] 10th and 12th. And Crystal Palace doesn't want to say: 'Okay, we are fine when we go back to 14th or 15th again.'
"Now is what we are always discussing, how we think that we have the best chance that we can continue this pathway.
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"Oliver Glasner doesn't have the final solution. And Steve Parish doesn't have it. Working together and having a relationship together just makes sense if you have the same goals, if you have the same vision. Otherwise, you can't be successful.
"Wherever it is, in any company, if two leaders have different visions, then you go separate ways and then you can't achieve your goal.
"And that's what we are talking about. If we can find the same pathway, the same goal for Crystal Palace - not for Oliver Glasner - then we will end the talks. And if we don't find it, we will also end the talks."
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