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Guehi deal will take City spending to close to half a billion, as case faces a wait of another year

Manchester City are on the verge of signing Crystal Palace defender, and captain, Marc Guehi, with the England international reportedly having passed his medical in Manchester. Guehi had been garnering interest from other clubs such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Bayern Munich but Pep Guardiola’s side will win the race for the centre-back.

In a month that has already seen Ruben Amorim and Enzo Maresca lose their jobs, there could yet be more high-profile sackings on the horizon with Thomas Frank’s future at Tottenham under serious threat. Spurs fans turned on the Dane after suffering a dismal defeat to relegation contenders West Ham on Tuesday.

Oliver Glasner’s job at Crystal Palace is also under consideration after the Austrian claimed he had been “abandoned” by the club in an extraordinary outburst following the Eagles’ loss at Sunderland. Glasner, who confirmed he would leave Selhurst Park upon the expiry of his contract on Friday, said the team’s heart had been “torn out twice in a season”, referring to the imminent sale of Guehi and Eberechi Eze’s transfer to Arsenal in the summer, and admitted he “didn’t care” if Palace finished the season with another manager.

Across London, Chelsea have opened talks to sign star Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet, and are also reportedly interested in Lucas Paqueta. Reports from Brazil say the West Ham midfielder prefers to return to his home country but a switch to another European club hasn’t been ruled out. Manchester United are similarly looking to strengthen before the January transfer window closes. In midfield they have lined up Carlos Baleba, Marcos Llorente and Elliot Anderson as targets - Man City are also said to be interested in Anderson - while Nottingham Forest defender Murillo is being looked at to reinforce the defence. The club have also rejected several offers for defender Harry Maguire whose contract is expiring.

Lorenzo Lucca to make decision on Forest move

Nottingham Forest are hunting a new striker and may be about to get a deal for Lorenzo Lucca over the line.

Lucca is currently on loan at Napoli from Udinese but Fabrizio Romano reports that Forest have now agreed a deal for a €1m loan plus a €35m buy option and have make the best financial salary proposal.

It is up to the 25-year-old Italy international as to whether he accepts the deal.

Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal for Lorenzo Lucca (AFP/Getty)

Luke Baker19 January 2026 09:53

Crystal Palace considering Oliver Glasner's future after outburst against club

Crystal Palace are considering the future of Oliver Glasner following his remarkable outburst against the club.

Glasner launched an angry tirade at the Palace hierarchy over the sale of captain Marc Guehi to Manchester City, accusing the club of “abandoning” him and his squad.

Glasner said the team’s heart had been “torn out twice in a season”, referring to the sale of Guehi and Eberechi Eze’s transfer to Arsenal in the summer, as the manager risked his relationship with the club.

A turbulent week has seen the Eagles crash out of the FA Cup to non-League Macclesfield in the third round, Glasner confirm he is leaving at the end of the season, and that defender Guehi is nearing a move to City.

Palace slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light – their 10th successive game in all competitions without a win.

Oliver Glasner launches tirade at Palace hierarchy over sale of captain Marc Guehi

The Eagles slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Sunderland – their 10th successive game in all competitions without a win.

Luke Baker19 January 2026 08:44