Liverpool's summer spending spree is set to continue but their latest big-money move could also bring a tidy financial benefit for their fellow Premier League side Chelsea
Liverpool's move for Marc Guehi could have a knock-on effect for Premier League rivals Chelsea. Mirror Football understands the Blues included a 20 percent sell-on clause when they allowed Guehi to join current club Crystal Palace, meaning an Anfield switch would net them a tidy sum.
Guehi is expected to leave Palace this summer rather than leave for a free when his contract expires in 2026. A move to Anfield would see Premier League champions Liverpool continue a spending spree which has already gone past £200million.
More than half of that sum can be attributed to the British record move for Florian Wirtz. Arne Slot's side have also added to their back line, with Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong on board, while Caoimhin Kelleher and Trent Alexander-Arnold are among those to have departed.
Palace, who paid £18m for Guehi in 2021, value the centre-back at around £70m. Liverpool are unlikely to go that high, with a £40m sum suggested as a more likely middle-ground, and this would still see Chelsea net £8m.
A move for Guehi could also allow Liverpool to approve an exit for Jarell Quansah. The academy graduate, who played 25 times in all competitions, has been linked with a move to Bayer Leverkusen.
A windfall for Chelsea could allow them to make further additions to the squad this summer. They have already been busy, getting deals over the line in time for their Club World Cup campaign in the United States.
Liam Delap, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr all joined in time for the tournament, as did Mike Penders after a deal for the keeper was agreed last year. Enzo Maresca's side opted against a move for loanee Jadon Sancho, though, paying a penalty fee to send the winger back to Manchester United.
Chelsea finished second in their Club World Cup group and are due to face Benfica in the round of 16. The Portuguese club topped their group after a win over Bayern Munich, and Maresca is keen not to underestimate them.
"Now we’re in a knockout game and in a knockout game anything can happen," he told reporters. "That is not just for us, it’s for every club, and the players are aware that at this moment the team that makes the most mistakes will be the team that are back home the day after.
"The most important thing is the way we prepare ourselves. It’s very complicated at this moment, for many reasons, to see games where the difference between the two teams is big. They are more or less very close, and it’s a game where the details are going to make the difference."