Overview
- Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner said the transfer is in its final stages and confirmed Guehi will not play in Palace’s next match.
- Reports say City will pay an initial £20m, potentially rising to about £30m with add-ons, with Chelsea due a cut via a 20% sell-on clause.
- Guehi, 25, is expected to sign a five-and-a-half-year contract after entering the final months of his Palace deal.
- Guardiola pressed for the move after injuries to key centre-backs including Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias and John Stones reduced City’s options.
- Glasner separately announced he will leave Palace at season’s end, as City’s swoop ends long-running interest in Guehi from Liverpool and other top clubs.