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Former Manchester United and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that the 25-year-old Marc Guehi is drawing strong interest because of his contract situation. With under a year left on his contract, the England international can begin talks over a pre-contract with foreign clubs in January.

“Marc Guehi is entitled to assess all of his options,” Brown told Football Insider. “I have heard that the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona could come in for him on a free transfer if he’s going to become available in January. Those types of clubs are always going to be considered because they’re huge, huge clubs.

“He thought Liverpool was the right move for him, he wanted to go there and win trophies. I would be very surprised if his stance has changed on that, regardless of who else comes in for him.

“So I think Liverpool will still be the front runners to sign him, that’s the move he wanted to make and everything has already been agreed between them. It’ll have to be something we revisit closer to the time, because things can change quickly in football.”