{"id":132284,"date":"2025-10-20T01:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/marc-guehi-bargain-for-barcelona-2026-summer-market_315068_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:36:22","slug":"marc-guehi-bargain-for-barcelona-2026-summer-market_315068_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/marc-guehi-bargain-for-barcelona-2026-summer-market_315068_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Marc Gu\u00e9hi will leave Crystal Palace for free: Will Bar\u00e7a sign him?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crystal Palace coach Oliver Glasner has confirmed that his team’s center-back and captain, Marc Gu\u00e9hi, has ruled out renewing his contract with the English club. The 25-year-old defender will leave for free in 2026<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

In the past summer market, Crystal Palace<\/strong> rejected 42 million euros from Liverpool<\/strong> for the transfer of Marc Gu\u00e9hi<\/strong>. The 25-year-old defender, an undisputed starter and captain of the London team, arrived at the club in 2021 from Chelsea<\/strong> for 23.4 ‘kilos,’ and the board was hoping to renew his contract during his last year.<\/p>

However, the Abidjan (Ivory Coast) native, who is a naturalized Englishman, has turned down offers from Palace and will leave for free at the end of 2025\/26<\/strong>. The ‘Eagles’ own coach, Oliver Glasner<\/strong>, confirmed Gu\u00e9hi’s decision, who will be able to negotiate as a free agent with any team from January 1.<\/p>

“I think Marc has already told us that he is not going to sign a renewal, so he will leave next year<\/strong>,” Glasner commented in the press conference before the match against Bournemouth (3-3), where the ‘6’ played the full 90 minutes again.<\/p>

Marc Gu\u00e9hi: A Bargain That Barcelona Could Take Advantage of in 2026<\/h2>

So far this season, the England international has 1 goal and 1 assist in 13 matches (1,141 minutes) with Palace. The defender has established himself as one of the most reliable center-backs in the Premier League, leading the London team to win the FA Cup and the Community Shield<\/a> this year.<\/p>

Gu\u00e9hi, standing at 1.82 m, has aerial play as a strength, but is also very secure in playing the ball out from the back. In total, he has 9 goals and 5 assists in 167 official matches with the ‘Eagles’. Furthermore, at 25 years old, he has only suffered one knee injury in early 2024<\/strong>, which kept him out for three months.<\/p>

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Marc Gu\u00e9hi in a match against Bournemouth<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

With a salary in the region of 3 million net per year<\/strong>, Marc represents a real bargain that the greats of the Premier League are looking to take advantage of from next January. The center-back can play without problems on both sides, which would be a fantastic reinforcement for a Barcelona that still misses I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/a>.<\/p>

For the moment, Hansi Flick has not found the ideal central defensive duo in 25\/26, although Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> has been performing at a high level and Ronald Araujo<\/a> has also been important in offensive tasks. Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/strong> has not quite settled in on the left, while Andreas Christensen<\/strong> remains an alternative.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a does not rule out establishing the signing of a center-back as a market priority<\/h2>

In that sense, although it is expected that Eric will renew before the end of the year<\/a> and Christensen also intends to stay, Deco and Flick remain attentive to the possibility of signing another center-back in the summer of 2026.<\/p>

Due to his characteristics, age, and price<\/strong>, Marc Gu\u00e9hi is already one of the most interesting alternatives for a Bar\u00e7a that, next summer, in theory, will finally be able to operate in the market without restrictions due to ‘Fair Play’ issues.<\/p>

The return to Spotify Camp Nou<\/a> will allow them to operate again under the 1:1 rule, and it is likely that the club will go for a centre forward and a couple of defenders after the World Cup. This year, Bar\u00e7a also had Jonathan Tah<\/a> ‘in their sights’, but Bayern Munich finally secured the services of the German player.<\/p>

Will the ‘cul\u00e9s’ be able to anticipate Liverpool and the rest of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ in the ‘race’ for Gu\u00e9hi? With a free agent status, the center-back will have every advantage to negotiate his destination and contract next year.<\/p>