Liverpool reject Crystal Palace’s request for player as Reds open bidding for Marc Guehi

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Liverpool have tabled a £35million offer for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, talkSPORT understands.The Reds have been continually linked with the Eagles captain this summer, and they have now formalised their interest by making a bid for the centre-back.GettyMarc Guehi has made 161 appearances for Crystal Palace in four years at the club[/caption]Palace are yet to respond to the offer, which is thought to be worth £35m flat, with no further payments involved.Guehi has just one year remaining on his current deal at Selhurst Park, and personal terms are not believed to be an issue.The 25-year-old is keen on a move to Anfield, with talkSPORT previously reporting that he was happy to see out the final year of his Palace contract.With Liverpool looking to steal one of their star players, Palace asked to take Joe Gomez on loan as part of the negotiations.But the Reds rejected this proposal, with their bid being a straight cash offer, with no plans for a swap deal.They previously held exploratory talks with Palace over Guehi earlier in the summer.Liverpool view the Englishman as extra competition for central defensive duo Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.Who have Liverpool signed this summer?Should Arne Slot be successful in adding Guehi to his squad, it could take his club’s total summer spending to well over £300m, including add-ons.The Reds have invested heavily in recruitment in the transfer window, including smashing the British transfer record to bring Florian Wirtz to Anfield in a £116m deal.On top of this, Hugo Ekitike made the move from Eintracht Frankfurt for £79m, while full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong have joined from Bournemouth and Bayer Leverkusen respectively in £40m and £29.5m deals.Joe Gomez looks set to continue his ten-year stay at AnfieldGettyWirtz has headed up Liverpool’s big-money recruits this summerGettyMeanwhile Liverpool have signed teenage defender Giovanni Leoni for £26m and goalkeeper Armin Pecsi for £1.5m.A potential deal for Guehi aside, Liverpool could still splash the cash even more if they are successful in signing Alexander Isak.In the transfer saga of the summer, the Reds saw their offer in excess of £110million for the Newcastle star rejected.Despite no second offer following this, Isak has refused to feature for the Magpies since then, playing no part so far this season.And while there is no agreement in place yet over a potential deal, talkSPORT understands the Swede remains confident his move to Merseyside will still happen before Monday’s transfer deadline.If the Reds do make a second approach for Isak, it is believed they do not plan to pay as much as £130m for him, contrary to reports.Crystal Palace-bound defender Jaydee Canvot is a France under-20 internationalAFPIt certainly appears that both Newcastle and Palace have made plans for life without Isak and Guehi going forward.The Geordies have announced the signing of Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade in a club-record deal.Meanwhile talkSPORT reported yesterday that the Eagles had agreed a fee of around £23million with Toulouse for defender Jaydee Canvot, seeing him as a long-term replacement for Guehi.