London, Jan. 20 -- Manchester City has confirmed the signing of Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi in a reported 20 million-pound (26.8 million U.S. dollars) deal to strengthen its defense after recent injury setbacks.
The club announced Monday the signing of Guehi on a five-and-a-half-year deal, through to the summer of 2031.
Manchester City first opened talks with the 25-year-old earlier this month following injuries to defenders Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias.
Those absences were evident in Saturday's 2-0 defeat away to Manchester United, when Pep Guardiola's side fielded a back four featuring three players aged 21 or under - Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, and Max Alleyne - alongside 30-year-old Nathan Ake. Alleyne was replaced at half...