Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish warned that his side will likely be forced
to sell vice-captain Marc Guéhi if he continues to refuse to sign a new contract.
The England international has a deal with the Eagles which expires in June and is reportedly prepared to remain in
south London before leaving on a free transfer next summer. Palace simply can’t afford that scenario.
In the aftermath of Sunday’s Community Shield triumph over Liverpool, Parish
was asked if he would be prepared to sell the talismanic defender this year. “We’d have to do that, of course,” the chairman sighed.
“For players of that calibre to leave on a free, it’s a problem for us unfortunately. [Last summer] Joachim [Anderson] went [to Fulham] and we couldn’t afford to
lose both. We then had another bid in January but that was a different situation. We’ll just have to see what happens. But, you know, it needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind
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