Manchester City launch move to sign Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi

Manchester City have launched their move for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi. 

City are close to agreeing terms with the England defender and have opened talks with the Eagles over a fee.

Palace want close to £40million for their skipper, who has just six months left on his deal.

Guehi would be walking away from a significant signing-on fee in the summer were he to move as a free agent.

But City are understood to have made a huge offer to the 25-year-old, vowing to beat any offer he would receive at the end of the season.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner torpedoed a summer deadline day move to Liverpool last year but recently opened the door to a sale this month.

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have all registered their interest in the Palace man.

Liverpool came close to signing Guehi last summer but his £35m move to Anfield was stopped.

The 25-year-old was undergoing a medical with Liverpool on deadline day when Palace pulled the plug on the deal.