4 months ago
Manchester City are considering a move for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi, pinch nan southbound London nine expected to request astir £40m for nan defender who is retired of statement successful nan adjacent season.
Palace’s interest for their skipper is £5m much than nan value offered to Liverpool erstwhile nan Merseyside nine came adjacent to signing him past summer. This reflects nan disruption to Palace’s play if Guéhi does depart and their request to switch nan 25-year-old.
City’s liking comes aft Josko Gvardiol sustained a tibial fracture to his correct limb successful Sunday’s 1-1 tie pinch Chelsea astatine nan Etihad Stadium. Rúben Dias was besides injured successful nan game, though his prognosis is yet to emerge, and pinch John Stones already absent, Pep Guardiola is without 3 frontline centre-backs. As nan beingness robustness of a fourth, Nathan Aké, is besides a concern, City person moved to target Guéhi.
Yet arsenic nan subordinate is simply a free supplier successful nan adjacent play whether he would take to move now is unclear – a sizable signing-on interest would beryllium mislaid if so. As a first prime successful Thomas Tuchel’s England squad Guéhi besides needs to beryllium judge of accordant playing clip earlier this summer’s World Cup.
Beyond City, Guéhi remains of liking to Liverpool, and he is besides admired connected nan continent, pinch Bayern Munich and Real Madrid among imaginable suitors.
Regarding Gvardiol, a City connection said: “The defender will person room later this week and appraisal remains ongoing to ascertain nan afloat grade of nan wounded and expected prognosis. Everyone astatine nan nine wishes Josko a speedy recovery.”
