Marc Guehi to Man City fee details and transfer timeline emerge as stunning transfer to be completed

Manchester City will pay £20million to sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace this month.

Manchester City will pay £20million to sign Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace with the deal expected to be completed in the next few days. The Blues have accelerated a move for the England international amid a defensive injury crisis and Eagles boss Oliver Glasner confirmed on Friday that Guehi would not be involved when Palace face Sunderland this weekend.

Guehi is out of contract at Selhurst Park at the end of the season and had already confirmed he won't be signing a new deal. That meant he could leave for nothing in the summer and City have swooped to conclude a deal this month.

The 25-year-old still needs to undergo a medical and agree personal terms but neither is expected to be an issue and he could join ahead of City's Champions League tie with Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday.

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Palace boss Glasner confirmed that a deal was close in his press conference on Friday: “My latest understanding is the deal for Marc is in the final stages.

“I cannot confirm the club’s [latest]. It’s not done. But the result is Marc doesn’t play tomorrow for us. I mentioned it a few weeks ago. I was pretty clear. Every player, depending on their contract situation, there is a price where the club say they want to do it.

“When a player says they want to move, a deal happens. It looks like it happens now. Everybody wants Marc to stay forever, Crystal Palace captain, and playing, but the reality is different."

City have accelerated their interest due to a defensive injury crisis that has seen Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol pick up injuries to join John Stones on the treatment table. That prompted the Blues to recall Max Alleyne from a loan spell at Championship club Watford and the 20-year-old has started the last two City matches alongside Abdukodir Khusanov in a pairing that could continue again at Manchester United this weekend.

Guardiola simply said "nothing to say" when asked about Guehi in his press conference on Friday afternoon. Asked about how difficult the injury issues at the back are making it for City at the moment, the boss added: "Without John, without Ruben, without Josko, we are in a difficult situation for a long period. Ruben will be back soon, John hopefully, we will see."