Man City increase interest in Palace captain Guehi

Manchester City are emerging as contenders to sign Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi this month.

BBC Sport understands City are exploring a move for the England centre-back in the wake of defenders Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias suffering injuries in the draw against Chelsea on Sunday.

England centre-back John Stones is also currently out injured.

City will wait to discover the full extent of the Gvardiol and Dias injuries before making a final decision on whether to proceed with their interest in Guehi during the current transfer window.

But sources have told BBC Sport that City’s interest in Guehi, 25, has progressed and that a move in January should not be discounted.

Meanwhile, City have recalled academy defender Max Alleyne from his loan spell at Championship side Watford and he could be involved in the squad for Wednesday’s Premier League game against Brighton.

The 20-year-old – son of former England cricketer and current Gloucestershire head coach Mark Alleyne – made 17 appearances for the Hornets after joining on a season-loan, but that has now been cut short as City try to tackle their growing injury crisis in defence.

After the draw with Chelsea, which saw City concede an injury-time equaliser, manager Pep Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 Live “it doesn’t look good” for Dias and Gvardiol and that the pair could be sidelined “for a few weeks”.

Credit: bbc.com

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