“It was evident that in our situation we could not sell a player so close to the transfer window (deadline), because we would not have had time to find an alternative.
It was simply impossible.” “Honour to the president, there were no real negotiations.
He immediately made it clear to Tottenham that the sale of Guehi was not feasible, because Crystal Palace must always be the priority in our choices.”
“It was evident that we could not sell Marc without having a replacement.”
“Our decision was clear from the beginning.”
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is pleased that the team kept hold of Marc Guehi, who was the defender after Tottenham’s £70 million bid was rejected by Palace in the final days of the winter transfer window.