Transfer deadline, Crystal Palace central defender Gee's transfer to join Liverpool by 35 million pounds finally failed, and the BBC revealed the inside story of the deal.
Guy returned to London with the entire Crystal Palace late Sunday night. According to the original plan, if Liverpool reaches an agreement with Crystal Palace, he will complete the medical examination and transfer procedures at the Liverpool London office, and then go north to attend the debut ceremony.
From 1:30 to 3:00 pm, the two clubs finally reached an agreement and Crystal Palace approved Guy for a medical examination. At this moment, the England international was convinced that he was about to join and underwent an hour-long comprehensive medical examination.
But it was not until after 6 p.m. (closing the window at 7 p.m.), Crystal Palace Chairman Parrish met with Gee and his consulting team after the fitness. The central defender had no idea that the cornerstone of the transfer was about to collapse.
Additional terms of Liverpool's agreement with Crystal Palace clearly stipulate that Guy's transfer must be based on the premise that Crystal Palace successfully introduces a replacement central defender.
Although he has signed 19-year-old Toulouse central defender Canvo, the players lack experience in the top league and subsequent signings have suffered consecutive setbacks: Manchester City's Akanji refused to join, Portugal Sports priced Diormand for 45 million pounds, and Roma's Ndika was not in a position.
On the deadline, Crystal Palace had negotiated with Brighton on Igor's loan, and the agreement was close to reaching during this period, but the Brazilian defender eventually joined West Ham. This also completely blocked Guy's path to joining Liverpool.
Before the deadline of 7 pm, both parties still submitted application documents to extend the transaction time to try to restart the negotiations, which shows that the transfer is infinitely close to being reached. But hope is sometimes the cruelest, Parrish has to explain to Gee why he suddenly changed his mind after agreeing to release a few hours ago.
Gey's true thoughts may take time to settle, but it is not difficult to imagine what kind of torture he is experiencing at this moment.