Marc Guehi: Crystal Palace captain tells club he won’t sign new contract and will leave next year, says Oliver Glasner | Football news

Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi has informed the club that he does not want to sign a new contract and will leave the club next year, head coach Oliver Glasner has revealed.

The England international’s current Palace deal expires on June 30, after which he can leave the Eagles on a free transfer.

Guehi could also sign a pre-contract deal with a foreign club when the January transfer window opens on New Year’s Day 2026.

“I think Marc has already told us that he is not signing a new contract, so he will leave next year,” Glasner said on Friday.

“The club wanted [him to stay]. They offered Marc a new contract. But he said, ‘No, I want to make something else.’ And that is normal.

‘And for us: how can we deal with this situation? [What] is the best way to get this next step done? And it’s all about how we talk to each other.”

Earlier this year, Guehi came close to a move to Liverpool on Deadline Day for a £35 million contract. Palace chairman Steve Parish decided to pull the plug on the deal at 4pm – three hours before the deadline – as Palace were unable to sign a replacement.

A new approach by Liverpool to sign Guehi in January cannot be ruled out, with Reds defender Giovanni Leoni set to miss the rest of the season with a long-term knee injury.

However, Palace did not want to allow Guehi to leave cheaply in the winter. And there is also interest from across Europe in what is expected to be one of the most high-profile free agents to hit the market.

Who will Guehi join this summer?

Sky Sports News’ Kaveh Solhekol:

Guehi has a big decision to make when he leaves Crystal Palace. Almost every major club in Europe wants to sign him next summer.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester city And Liverpool are just some of the clubs that want him.

Guehi is fully committed to playing for Palace, but when the time comes to leave, he wants to play at the highest level possible, including in the Champions League. He is not someone motivated by money.

Real Madrid are expected to sign a central defender next summer. But one of their targets, William Saliba, signed a new contract with Arsenal.

That means Madrid will focus their efforts on signing Ibrahima Konate or Guehi from Liverpool next summer. By then, both players could potentially be out of contract.

Real have recently signed the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Antonio Rudiger as free agents.

If I had to put money on it, I’d say he’ll play for Real Madrid or Barcelona next summer.

Those clubs now have an advantage because they can sign a pre-contract agreement with him in January, which Premier League clubs obviously cannot do.

Premier League clubs could make a big offer for him to Crystal Palace in January. But how big would that be considering he will be a free agent in the summer?

When I talk to some people at other Premier League clubs, they tell me that there is a feeling that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are all interested in signing him, and that they will certainly have the advantage.

What about Glasner’s own future?

Guehi is not the only key figure at Palace to be out of contract next summer, with Palace head coach Glasner also in the final year of his contract.

It is understood Palace have accelerated talks with their FA Cup and Community Shield-winning manager over a contract extension and the Austrian admitted he has spoken regularly to Palace chairman Steve Parish in the past week.

“I met Steve when I came back from the time I was on international duty at home, big duties at home!

“I came back Sunday, met Steve Sunday afternoon at the NFL game and we talked. I met him Tuesday for dinner, we talked. I met him Wednesday at the House of Commons and we talked. And he’s here [on Friday] and we talked.

“We talk almost every day and it’s not that I need conditions or that I want anything. Crystal Palace wants to be successful, so Crystal Palace wants to continue on this path.”

‘When you see it [the league form] it was always between 10th, 11th and 14th and 15th. In recent years it has become more – shall we say – [between] 10th and 12th. And Crystal Palace doesn’t want to say, ‘OK, we’ll be fine if we go back to 14th or 15th.’ This is what we always talk about, how we think we have the best chance of continuing on this path.

“And Oliver Glasner doesn’t have the ultimate solution. And Steve Parish doesn’t have that. Working together and having a relationship together only 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, you go your separate ways and then you can’t achieve your goal.”

“And that is what we are talking about. If we can find the same path, the same goal for Crystal Palace – and not for Oliver Glasner – then we will end the talks. And if we don’t find it, we will also end the talks.”