{"id":37914,"date":"2026-01-16T07:55:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/manchester-city-submit-formal-bid-and-contract-offer-for-marc-gehi\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T07:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:55:30","slug":"manchester-city-submit-formal-bid-and-contract-offer-for-marc-gehi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/manchester-city-submit-formal-bid-and-contract-offer-for-marc-gehi\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City submit formal bid and contract offer for Marc Gehi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/manchester-city-submit-formal-bid-and-contract-offer-for-marc-gehi\/#Man_City_submit_formal_bid_for_50000-a-year_star\" >Man City submit formal bid for \u00a350,000-a-year star<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/manchester-city-submit-formal-bid-and-contract-offer-for-marc-gehi\/#Guehi_could_change_Man_Citys_title_hopes\" >Guehi could change Man City&#8217;s title hopes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/manchester-city-submit-formal-bid-and-contract-offer-for-marc-gehi\/#After_Guehi_Man_City_line-up_to_sign_another_Semenyo_for_Pep\" >After Guehi: Man City line-up to sign another Semenyo for Pep<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester City have &#8216;already submitted&#8217; a formal bid for the player, with a target of \u00a350,000-a-week.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-city-submit-official-bid-to-sign-pound-50k-p-w-star\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Man_City_submit_formal_bid_for_50000-a-year_star\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Man City submit formal bid for \u00a350,000-a-year star<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Citizens have been at their bare minimum in recent weeks as injury problems once again caught up with Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side. The backline in particular has been hit by an injury crisis, with Max Alleyne forced to recall from his loan spell at Watford.<\/p>\n<p>The young defender was thrust straight into the starting XI and didn&#8217;t look out of place as Man City secured a 2-0 win against Newcastle United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Alleyne admitted he wasn&#8217;t expecting a midweek start and said it&#8217;s been a &#8220;crazy&#8221; few weeks.<em>I never expected it to start, so it was really fun. The past week or so has been crazy but I wouldn&#8217;t trade it for anything, it&#8217;s been fun and I&#8217;ve loved every second of it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m really proud of the team because it was our first game since coming back. It wasn&#8217;t easy. We have to focus on the football and eliminate other distractions. They&#8217;re a very tough, physical team and it&#8217;s a very loud place, so it&#8217;s a difficult place to come to.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next up is the small matter of the Manchester derby, which will give the youngster another chance to impress before the Citizens welcome much-needed reinforcements in that area.<\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano says Man City have &#8220;already submitted&#8221; an offer to sign Marc Gehi from Crystal Palace, after making a contract offer for the England international.<\/p>\n<p>Romano revealed on Friday morning that City had been &#8220;presented with a significant offer&#8221; for the player and would now &#8220;proceed&#8221; with negotiations with the club, but confirmed the bid for the first time in a cheeky response to City fans.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"guehi-could-transform-man-city-39-s-title-hopes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guehi_could_change_Man_Citys_title_hopes\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Guehi could change Man City&#8217;s title hopes<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Citizens saved their season by making a rapid-fire reinforcement deal last January. Now, a year later, bringing in Guehi after already adding Antoine Semenyo could do exactly the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>The Crystal Palace man, who could command a transfer fee of around \u00a330m this month, would instantly earn a place in Guardiola&#8217;s starting team and ease the Spaniard&#8217;s recent defensive concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a350,000-a-week defender faces a big decision about his future as a number of clubs pursue his signature. He can either stay at Crystal Palace until the end of his current contract and leave as a free agent, or take the chance to join Man City this month.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Man City are still in the title race and are just six points behind Arsenal, the chance to win silver may be too good to pass up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"after-guehi-man-city-line-up-move-for-alex-scott-semenyo-repeat\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/semenyo-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/semenyo-man-city.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_Guehi_Man_City_line-up_to_sign_another_Semenyo_for_Pep\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tAfter Guehi: Man City line-up to sign another Semenyo for Pep<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">It would be another great Semenyo-like signing for Manchester City. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Those in the Manchester City dressing room will be well aware of Guehi&#8217;s talent. After partnering the Palace star at Euro 2024, John Stones told reporters:<em>Even though he came in having never experienced tournament football and the emotions that come with this type of game, he handled them well in his performance. \u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City have &#8216;already submitted&#8217; a formal bid for the player, with a target of \u00a350,000-a-week. Man City submit formal bid for \u00a350,000-a-year star The Citizens have been at their bare minimum in recent weeks as injury problems once again caught up with Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side. 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