After last weekend's Community Shield clash between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners at Wembley, Palace chairman Steve Parish said the speculation surrounding Guhei's future needed "a new contract or a conclusion of some kind".

Virgil van Dijk admitted that further defensive reinforcements would ‘accelerate’ Liverpool ’s improvement as the club considers a move for Marc Guehi. Liverpool secured a dramatic 4-2 victory over Bournemouth in their opening Premier League fixture after late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamaed Salah.