Manchester City are closing in on signing Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace. The centre-back’s contract expires at the end of the season and Palace have accepted an offer of £20m.

Palace’s manager, Oliver Glasner, said on Friday that the deal was in its final stages, on a day when he also revealed he would be leaving the club in the summer. Guéhi, he said, would not be involved in Palace’s game at Sunderland on Saturday. “I can’t confirm a club, because it’s still not done, but it’s in the final stages,” Glasner said. “The result is that Marc doesn’t play tomorrow for us.” He admitted the striker Jean-Philippe Mateta would also be allowed to leave for the right offer.

Guéhi almost joined Liverpool in the summer before Palace pulled out of the deal. Personal terms are not thought to be an issue for the England international, who has said he would not extend his Palace deal.

City have injuries in central defence. Rúben Dias is out with a hamstring injury, Josko Gvardiol has a tibial fracture and John Stones, who is unlikely to have his contract renewed in the summer, is out with a thigh problem. Pep Guardiola was forced to recall the 20-year-old Max Alleyne from a loan at Watford to help alleviate the shortage.

Guéhi’s former club Chelsea will be due 20% of any fee, as part of the package that took him to Palace in 2021. Barcelona have held talks over signing Guéhi and Bayern Munich expressed interest in getting him on a free but they have been usurped by City.

Guéhi is in line to be City’s second signing of the window after Antoine Semenyo joined from Bournemouth for an initial £62.5m.