Manchester City confirm signing of Crystal Palace defender | OneFootball

This Monday, Manchester City announced the signing of defender Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace. The player signed with Pep Guardiola’s team for five and a half seasons.

At 25 years old, Guéhi is frequently called up to the England national team and is expected to play in the World Cup. The defender stated he is focused on improving and sees Manchester as the perfect place to continue his progression. A former captain of Crystal Palace and youth national teams, Guéhi also intends to learn from the team’s leaders.

“I’ve always been obsessed with getting better and wanting to evolve, and that’s something I constantly pursue. This is the perfect place for me to achieve that,” he declared.

“Ever since I had the opportunity to captain those teams, I’ve tried to improve at it and really focus on developing those leadership skills. I hope that, with this squad, I can evolve even more and observe the other leaders on the team as well,” he added.

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Relationship with Foden and Stones

A teammate of Phil Foden since the U-17 World Cup, Guéhi was full of praise for City’s number 47.

“Phil is incredible. I could talk endlessly about him. First of all, as a person, even before as a footballer, he is amazing,” said the defender. “I’m very happy to be able to play with him consistently now,” he stated.

Guéhi also made statements about his relationship with John Stones. The two players play together for the England national team and are expected to rekindle their partnership in the English Championship.

“I think John welcomed me, to be honest. Especially when I’m with the national team, I see him as an older brother,” he emphasized. “He just makes your life easier, because of his understanding of the game and how good he is,” he concluded.

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