Crystal Palace controlled by the coach, bullying the honest player Guehi; Isaac and Jorjes Reis Visa's transfers after boycotting matches

Kindness can lead to exploitation, and the football world reflects this too. Those who protested with boycotts managed to secure transfers, whereas the straightforward players were held back by their clubs, preventing moves to larger clubs and the chance for more accolades.

The 2025 summer transfer window for the top five leagues has closed. At the final stage, Crystal Palace’s English defender Guehi was blocked by the club from joining Liverpool. Guehi is entering the last year of his contract and has clearly stated he won’t renew, yet he has been fully committed, playing all six matches this season for Palace, including winning the Community Shield, the first three Premier League rounds, one League Cup, and one Europa Conference League game. Despite being such a professional player, just as he was about to join Liverpool, Palace’s coach Glasner threatened to resign to force the club to keep Guehi.

According to the latest report from journalist Ed Aarons, Guehi expressed strong dissatisfaction and anger over the last-minute collapse of his transfer to Liverpool. Guehi believes he maintained a professional attitude throughout, actively participating in training and matches before Palace halted the £35 million deal. He helped the team win the Community Shield and achieve an unbeaten record of one win and two draws in the first three Premier League matches. Guehi is reportedly planning to release a personal statement soon.

The honest Guehi’s move to Liverpool failed, while Isaac, who staged a boycott at Newcastle, successfully joined Liverpool for a staggering €145 million transfer fee.

Newcastle criticized Isaac’s boycott as unprofessional, yet Visa, who also boycotted at Brentford, successfully transferred to Newcastle for €57.7 million.

Earlier, Sporting CP forward Jorjes Reis was determined to join Arsenal, boycotting training and matches, and eventually moved to Arsenal for a transfer fee of €65.8 million.

The above transfer fee figures are sourced from Transfermarkt and do not include conditional add-ons.