Overview
- Multiple reports say Manchester City have opened talks and are ready to meet Crystal Palace’s valuation of about £35m to sign the captain this month.
- Injuries to Joško Gvardiol and Rúben Dias have increased City’s urgency to add a centre-back during the current window.
- Reporting from The Athletic and others indicates Guehi prefers to wait for the summer and favors Liverpool, though City are trying to change his stance.
- Palace manager Oliver Glasner has said Guehi will stay unless a “massive” offer arrives, after a near £35m deal with Liverpool collapsed on deadline day in September.
- Coverage notes Palace’s FA Cup loss at Macclesfield and fan unrest, while new FA Cup rules mean Guehi could still play in the competition for a new club if he moves this month.