Marc Guéhi joins Manchester City from Crystal Palace for £20m

Marc Guéhi completed a £20m move to Manchester City from Crystal Palace on Monday, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract. The 25-year-old England international's deal is worth about £300,000 a week, the club said after an agreement was reached on Friday. Pep Guardiola described him as "a top central defender playing with the national team," saying he is the "perfect age" and "can play [on the] right, left." Guéhi said: "This move feels like the culmination of all the hard work I have put into my career.

I am now at the best club in England and part of an unbelievable squad of players." Guardiola said Guéhi's arrival is timely because Rúben Dias, John Stones and Josko Gvardiol are injured. He added: "I know how he wanted to choose us and help with the problems that we have in the back in the next few months so it’s really important he’s here." Chelsea are due to receive 20% of the fee under the terms of the transfer that took Guéhi to Palace in 2021.

City travel to Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League on Tuesday, sitting fourth in the group, and conclude the league stage at home against Galatasaray next week.

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