Crystal Palace Demands £75 Million for Sarr; Liverpool Set to Retain Gakpo

Crystal Palace has reportedly set a £75 million asking price for winger Ismaïla Sarr, who has emerged as a key target for Liverpool to bolster their right flank. The Merseyside club had already tabled a £50 million bid for the 28-year-old Senegalese international, who is eager to make the switch to Anfield. However, the London side is reluctant to lose one of their crucial players in the final hours of the transfer window. They similarly blocked Marc Guéhi's move in January, despite initially accepting Liverpool's offer for the English international.

Sarr himself is refusing to play for Palace and is pushing for his transfer to Liverpool, according to Santi Aouna.

Fabrizio Romano adds that Liverpool's management has already informed Cody Gakpo's representatives that they will not sanction his transfer to Manchester City unless another winger is signed. The 'Citizens' offered £85 million for the Dutchman and were hopeful that after Liverpool finalized the transfer of Bradley Barcola, which happened today, they would release Gakpo.

If the Reds retain all their current players without adding a new signing by the end of tomorrow, manager Andoni Iraola will face a selection headache in rotating his wingers, especially since most of them, including Barcola, Gakpo, Muñoz, and Ngoumou, primarily prefer playing on the left flank.