"I think it would be ridiculous if I was to deny that we were close to signing him. These things happen in football and it has happened to our players in the past that they thought they were so close to signing somewhere else and then at the last moment things changed, this can happen. For me, we would have liked to have signed him of course because we were in for him and if we feel we can strengthen the team with a chance in the market then we will not hesitate to do so and that is what we tried to do."
"We played Arsenal and [Ibrahima] Konate and [Virgil] van Dijk played an outstanding game and Joe Gomez came in 20 minutes before the end and did good as well. With us signing Giovanni Leoni who had his first international call up, it's not like all of a sudden we don't have options in that position anymore."
"It is a pity, not only for us but for the player I think. He is in a good place playing at Crystal Palace where he won the FA Cup and Charity Shield with a very good manager as well. Let's see what the future brings for him and for us."
Liverpool missed completing the Marc Guehi transfer on deadline day because Crystal Palace could not sign a replacement, leaving Guehi at Selhurst Park until at least January. Liverpool completed several signings including Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez. Defensive options remain with Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Giovanni Leoni available. The Isak signing was described as a major coup, framed as acquiring 'maybe the best striker in the world.' The club expressed regret for the stalled Guehi move while noting future possibilities.
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