Overview
- The 25-year-old England international signed a five-and-a-half-year contract through 2031, with an initial £20m fee and a reported sell-on clause for Palace.
- Guehi is ineligible for City’s imminent Champions League group matches but is expected to be available for a Premier League debut against Wolves.
- Palace manager Oliver Glasner condemned the timing of the sale, saying his undermanned squad felt “completely abandoned.”
- City accelerated the deal after injuries to John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol left them short of senior centre-backs.
- The former Palace captain, who nearly joined Liverpool last summer, is City’s second January signing after Antoine Semenyo, taking reported 12-month spending to roughly £445m.