Marc Guehi contract with Crystal Palace go expire by the end of the season; plenty Premier League clubs and foreign teams don show interest for am; Man City don agree pay initial £20m for Guehi; dem also put sell-on percentage clause inside the deal.
Crystal Palace head coach, Oliver Glasner, confirm say Guehi “don reach final stage” of transfer, and e no go feature for Palace match against Sunderland on Saturday.
Sky Sports News talk am earlier this week say Man City na the only club wey look ready to do deal for Guehi for this transfer window, and Pep Guardiola side don increase their interest well-well for the last 24 hours.
Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Arsenal dey among the clubs wey don show interest to sign Guehi on free transfer for summer. This one mean say City go need drop better offer wey go sweet Palace and Guehi make dem agree do the move now.
Guehi almost join Liverpool last summer for £35m deal, but the transfer scatter for Deadline Day.
Pep Guardiola talk say e “get nothing to talk” about Guehi when dem ask am during press conference on Friday, ahead of Man City trip to face Manchester United on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
Glasner say: “As e stand now, my latest understanding be say deal for Marc don enter final stage. I no fit confirm which club, because e never complete, but e don reach final stage.
“Because of that, Marc no go play for us tomorrow.”
Man City interest to sign another central defender don increase well-well as Guardiola dey without senior centre-backs John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol because of injury, while Nathan Aké dey struggle to play more than once a week due to fitness wahala.
The young and inexperienced pair of Abdukodir Khusanov and Max Alleyne — wey dem recall from loan at Sky Bet Championship side Watford — don start City last three matches.
City move dey show how serious their defensive problem don be, especially as Stones and Aké future beyond this season still dey uncertain.
On the defensive issues, Guardiola add say: “Without John [Stones], Ruben [Dias], Josko [Gvardiol], we dey for difficult situation — no be for one game but for long period.
“Na difficult situation.
“Ruben go return soon, Josko no go, John hopefully — make we see.”
