‘I think Marc will stay’ – Glasner optimistic on Guehi’s Palace future

Oliver Glasner thinks Marc Guehi will decide to staywith Crystal Palace, batting away interest from the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City.

The England centre-back’s contract is set to expire at the end of this season, with Guehi now free to discuss agreements with clubs outside the Premier League.

Man City have recently emerged as potential suitors for the in-demand defender, owing to their injury crisis after Josko Gvardiol’s broken leg suffered against Chelsea on Sunday.

Palace also held off interest from defending champions Liverpool in the last transfer window, and Glasner remains optimistic of doing so again this time around.

Pressed on his captain’sfuture after Wednesday’s goalless draw with Aston Villa, Glasner told Sky Sports: "[I’m] no more worried than in the summer, because the summer would’ve been the same.

"If the offer had been high enough that the club was fine with it, and if Marc wanted to go, he wouldn’t be a Crystal Palace player anymore.

"I think Marc will stay, but if Marc says: ‘I want to leave’, and a club pays massive money – with five months left of a contract – every player will leave if you’re playing for a club like Crystal Palace.

“I think last January would’ve been the same, and the year before would be the same.Every single player has a price where the club will sell him when you’re Crystal Palace, and maybe because we’re not the end of the food chain in football.

"For me, it was a little bit surprising what was made out of it, because it’s exactly the same situation as it was in the summer.

"Right now, when I see him playing, when I see him training, when I see his commitment and when we are talking quite often together, then I think the fans can be really be calm, but you never know what will happen in football."