CRYSTAL Palace avoided a disastrous transfer deadline day after boss Oliver Glasner threatened to quit – though the fallout after Marc Guehi’s move to Liverpool was blocked by the Eagles could be felt for some time.
Glasner, who delivered the first two major trophies in the club’s history, winning the FA Cup in May and the Community Shield last month, was furious after Steve Parish sanctioned the Palace skipper’s proposed £35million move to the Premier League champions, according to multiple reports this week.
As the deal moved closer in the hours before Monday’s 7pm deadline, Parish pulled the plug after Glasner told him he would walk. Glasner had insisted the 25-year-old England international should not be sold without a replacement coming in.
Glasner had already seen his main attacker, Eberechi Eze, leave for Arsenal in a £60million deal late in the window.
Now reports have claimed that Guehi is unhappy after the late drama and could quit as captain.
The transfer was so close to completion that Palace’s media team had made a goodbye video that was subsequently leaked online. It ended with the words ‘Thank you Skip’.
Guehi is set to be out of contact next summer and could sign a pre-contract agreement with an overseas club from January.
