Manchester City close in on deal to sign Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace

Palace manager Glasner says move in ‘final stages’

Guéhi will not play for Palace at Sunderland on Saturday

Manchester City are closing in on signing Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace. The centre-back’s contract expires at the end of the season and Palace have been open to selling for about £40m.

Palace’s manager, Oliver Glasner, said on Friday that the deal was in its final stages, on a day when he also revealed he would be leaving the club in the summer. Guéhi, he said, would not be involved in Palace’s game at Sunderland on Saturday.

“I can’t confirm a club, because it’s still not done, but it’s in the final stages,” Glasner said. “The result is that Marc doesn’t play tomorrow for us.”