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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.