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Manuel Akanji emerges as choice for Crystal Palace to switch Marc Guehi

by Soccer-News

are fascinated with signing defender .

The Switzerland worldwide was neglected of Metropolis’s matchday squad forward of Saturday’s 2-0 house defeat to Tottenham and can be allowed to depart the Etihad earlier than the switch deadline. Turkish membership Galatasaray have additionally expressed an curiosity within the 30-year-old.

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Crystal Palace have but to submit a bid however are conscious that captain might but depart Selhurst Park, with the England worldwide.

Palace are fascinated with Metropolis defender Akanji (Getty Photos)

Supervisor Oliver Glasner stated Palace can be in “large bother” in the event that they misplaced Guehi earlier than their second leg of their Convention League play-off with Fredrikstad however Akanji could possibly be a attainable substitute for Guehi, who’s into the ultimate yr of his contact, following that.

Whereas Palace can be reluctant to lose one other star participant after Eberechi Eze’s £60m transfer to Arsenal, co-owner Steve Parish stated the membership must assess the scenario if Guehi doesn’t signal a brand new contract with the Eagles.

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Akanji arrived at Metropolis in 2022 and has two years remaining on his contract. He’s but to play for Pep Guardiola’s facet this season and has dropped behind Ruben Dias, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol and Nathan Ake within the competitors for locations in the course of Metropolis’s defence.

Bayer Leverkusen may be within the centre-back if Arsenal signal their Ecuador worldwide Piero Hincapie.

Ilkay Gundogan was additionally neglected of Guardiola’s squad for the defeat to Tottenham and has been linked with a transfer away.

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