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Glasner planning with Guehi for Palace
Oliver Glasner said he is planning for Crystal Palace's opening game of the Premier League season against Brentford with Marc Guehi in his side amid rumours of a move away for the England centre back.
Guehi, who starred for the Three Lions at UEFA Euro 2024, has been the subject of interest from Newcastle United, with a reported fourth bid for the defender rejected by the Eagles this week.
Since his move to Selhurst Park in 2021, the 24-year-old has made 98 league appearances, but in the 16 games he has missed, Palace averages more goals against (1.6) compared to 1.3 with him in the side.
Chairman Steve Parish said Newcastle would have to pay "superstar money" for Guehi earlier this week, with Glasner confirming he remains in contention to feature in the Eagles' season opener.
"Marc trained today and we talked together," Glasner said. "I've had no other information. I'll have to look at my bank account and see if anything came in.
"We plan with Marc. He's our player and our captain, I can't tell you anything else.
"As long as no one tells me they will leave or the club tells me someone will leave, then we will work with them every day and prepare the team."
Brentford, meanwhile, is looking to improve on its 16th place finish in the Premier League last season as Thomas Frank prepares for his sixth campaign in charge.
The Bees finished 13 points above the relegation zone last year, but have strengthened in the forward areas with the arrival of Fabio Carvalho from Liverpool.
Frank, however, suffered a blow in his first pre-season fixture as club-record signing Igor Thiago suffered a meniscus injury that will keep him out until the end of 2024.
Despite losing the Brazilian striker, Frank is happy with the players he has for their opening fixture, saying: "I am very happy with what we've got, overall.
"What I've found out is, it is difficult, say you want a left winger, then to get the right one, at the right level, at the right time is sometimes difficult.
"So of course if we only have one winger and we need four, then of course, we need to buy.
"You’ve got to get the best possible player that can make the squad stronger. We are trying to do everything we can to improve."
For the third time in four Premier League seasons, Brentford is beginning the campaign with a London derby. It beat Arsenal 2-0 in 2021-2022, before a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur last season.
But after a 14-game unbeaten run in top flight derbies in the capital between October 2022 and November 2023, Brentford has since lost five of its past seven against fellow London opponents and drawn two.
Palace has proved to be one of those difficult opponents, with Brentford failing to triumph in all six of its Premier League meetings with the Eagles, drawing five and losing one.
It’s both the joint-most the Bees have faced a side in the competition without ever winning – also six against Newcastle – and the joint-most the Eagles have faced a side without ever losing – also six agains Queens Park Rangers.
Glasner will be hoping to continue Palace's form from the end of last season having won six of its final seven games, with just one draw, winning the last three in a row by an aggregate score of 12-1.
The Eagles won 1-0 on the opening day of the 2023-2024 season against Sheffield United, but hasn’t won its first league match in consecutive campaigns since 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.