Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa at Selhurst Park on January 07, 2026 in London, Englandplaceholder image
Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa at Selhurst Park on January 07, 2026 in London, England | Getty Images
Manchester City are closing in on a deal to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi
Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, with a medical reportedly scheduled to take place on Sunday afternoon.
Sky Sports reported on Saturday that Guehi had come to an agreement on personal terms with City and a medical had been booked to take place on Sunday.
Guehi has just six months left on his contract at Selhurst Park and had told the club he did not intend to sign a new contract. It put several of Europe’s top sides on alert with Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich all aiming to sign the defender as a free agent come the end of the campaign.
Liverpool had agreed a £35m deal with Palace in the summer but that collapsed on deadline day.
City’s defensive needs saw them make a move this month with an offer to Palace which they did not feel they could turn down. On Friday, Eagles boss Oliver Glasner spoke glowingly about Guehi but after losing to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon - he hit out at his club for agreeing to sell one of their star players a day before a game.
Guehi was not with Palace as they lost to the Black Cats, as Glasner said: "I think the players gave everything they could. We made no substitutions, look at the bench, there are just kids there. We feel like we're being abandoned completely. Selling our captain one day before a game - there is no understanding for this.
"We are preparing and then yesterday [Friday], I get told that our captain will be sold, but why not next week? At least he can play this game and then next week, other players are coming back. It makes me really upset.
"If your heart gets ripped out twice a year, with [Eberechi] Eze one day before a game in the summer and your captain one day before a game - I've just got no understanding.”
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