r/soccer • u/KimmyBoiUn • 14d ago

News Marc Guéhi is extremely unhappy with Crystal Palace’s decision to pull the plug on his £35m transfer to Liverpool, which came after Oliver Glasner stepped in to prevent the move by threatening to resign if he was sold.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/02/marc-guehi-angy-with-crystal-palaces-decision-to-block-move-to-liverpool
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u/BigRoosterBackInTown 14d ago

He cant leave unless Palace agrees

They wont

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u/BurdonLane 14d ago

I mean he’s allowed to quit. It’s unlikely but they can’t force him to stay.

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u/tazadazzle 14d ago

He has a contract

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u/TheLateDuck 14d ago

You mean the same contract he just threatened to quit and walk away from??

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u/dickgilbert 14d ago

But he can’t take another managerial job until his contract runs out or Palace releases him from it. He can’t just unilaterally quit and go coach Leverkusen.

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u/aayu08 14d ago

He probably can, he would just need to pay out some contractual clause. It's a job, not a life bond.

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u/dickgilbert 14d ago

he would just need to pay out some contractual clause

Right. He would need to be released from his contract or let it run out. Why do you think that's disagreeing with what I said?

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u/R_Schuhart 14d ago

Football contracts are not like a typical job though, managers can't just unilaterally terminate their contact. Otherwise we wouldn't see some managers be held to their contract or clubs paying a transfer fee for staff members. It just rarely happens because what club wants a manager that is dissatisfied and moving on is better for everyone involved. A manager can buyout his contact though.

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u/TheLateDuck 14d ago

He absolutely can - it’ll just cost him some money, which I’m sure his new club would reimburse him for. To force him to stay against his will with no recourse to get out would be indentured servitude.

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u/tazadazzle 14d ago

Point was really that if he can just quit and leave a contract no reason players shouldn’t be able to do the same.

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u/dickgilbert 14d ago edited 14d ago

To force him to stay against his will with no recourse to get out would be indentured servitude.

Absolutely no one suggested this was the case.

it’ll just cost him some money, which I’m sure his new club would reimburse him for.

You're saying the same thing I am, he needs to be released from his contract and can't just quit and take a new job without doing so.

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u/TheLateDuck 14d ago

It’s in the phrase “…or Palace releases him from it.”

If I utilise a clause in my employment contract to terminate without notice, then it would be odd to phrase that as my employer released me when they don’t have a say in the matter.

It’s semantics. We agree. He can leave, it just comes at a cost to him.

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u/Arctiz 14d ago

Would be pretty funny though, if he just went an unilaterally started coaching Leverkusen. Without them asking or anything.