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Manchester City have announced the signing of Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace.
Guéhi will move for an initial fee of £20 million ($27m) plus add-ons.
The 25-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half year contract which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2031.
The England centre-back arrived in Manchester on Sunday to complete his medical and sign his deal.
He's not eligible to make his debut against Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League on Tuesday, but could make his first appearance in the Premier League fixture against Wolves at the Etihad on Saturday.
Marc Guéhi is Manchester City's second signing in the January transfer window. Manchester City
Sources have told ESPN that City brought forward a move for Guéhi following injuries to Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias and John Stones.
Club bosses had already decided to pursue a move for Guéhi in the summer when it looked like he might leave Selhurst Park as a free agent.
The former Chelsea youth team player becomes City's second January signing following the £64m capture of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth.
Sources have told ESPN that Semenyo was also on their summer transfer list before the opportunity arose to do the deal early.
Like Guéhi, Semenyo is ineligible to face Bodo/Glimt, but both players can be registered ahead of the knock-out rounds.
City sources are viewing Guehi and Semenyo's decision to commit the peak years of their careers to the club -- in the face of competition from some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League and across Europe -- as evidence that their project remains one of the most attractive in the world, both in the short-term and long-term.