Manchester City have agreed personal terms with Marc Guehi, and his move from Crystal Palace could be completed by the end of the weekend. Guehi is scheduled to have a medical in the north west on Sunday.
The two clubs agreed a fee of £20m on Friday, with a small percentage of future add-ons, depending on appearances.
Palace felt they couldn’t turn down the money, with the prospect of Guehi leaving on a free in five months’ time.
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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner provides an update on the future of captain Marc Guehi amid links to Manchester City.
Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner confirmed Guehi “was in the final stages” of a transfer on Friday and would not play at Sunderland on Saturday.
Glasner also revealed he will leave the club at the end of the season, while there could be another blow for Palace on the horizon, with striker Jean-Philippe Mateta open to a new challenge and there is a real chance he could leave this month.
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Could Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta follow manager Oliver Glasner and defender Marc Guehi to an exit?
Pep on City’s defensive issues: ‘It’s a difficult situation’Sky Sports News reported earlier this week that City were the only club seemingly prepared to do a deal for Guehi in this window and Pep Guardiola’s side quickly ramped up their interest.
City believed they are getting an elite defender for a fraction of the price they would have to pay on the open market, and didn’t want to wait until the summer because of current injuries to Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias.The inexperienced duo of Abdukodir Khusanov and Max Alleyne, who has been recalled from a loan at Sky Bet Championship club Watford, have started City’s last three games and City’s move underlines how serious their defensive issues have become with Stones and Ake particularly facing…
2026-01-17 10:19:00
