Crystal Palace

That brings us to the end of this live page as we reported on an eventful news conference from Oliver Glasner, during which he not only confirmed his exit from Crystal Palace at the end of the season but also captain Marc Guehi's impending move to Manchester City.

Here are the key lines from Glasner:

• A "deal in the final stages" for defender Guehi
• He said the news came as a surprise to players in the team meeting
• Later, Glasner also confirmed he would not renew his own contract and would leave at the end of the season
• The manager cited wanting "a new challenge" for the reason for leaving
• He also said Jean-Philippe Mateta could leave the club in January if the price is right
• Finally, he said whatever happens in the future at Palace - the "club is in great hands"

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We weren’t able to bring you full coverage of the Premier League news conferences from Manchester United, Wolves, Aston Villa, Brentford and Everton as our focus today had to be on the major developments unfolding at Crystal Palace.

But here are the key points from each of the managers who spoke this afternoon:

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick:

• 'I'm eager to succeed and we've got a big job to do.'
• Carrick said he has spoken with Jason Wilcox an "awful lot" and is "working closely" with both him and Omar Berrada

Wolves manager Rob Edwards:

• Emmanuel Agbadou is back from Afcon and available for selection
• Tawanda Chirewa has been ill so has not trained this week
• 'It's the right thing for him' - Edwards on Marshall Munetsi's loan move to Paris FC

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery:

• It's a good deal for the club and Malen - Emery on Donyell Malen's move to Roma
• Bourbacar Kamara to miss out with knee injury
• 'We are trying to do some deals' - Emery on January transfer plans

Brentford manager Keith Andrews:

• Jordan Henderson a doubt after suffering 'a knock last weekend on his ankle'
• New signing Kaye Furo has 'settled in really well'

Everton boss David Moyes:

• 'We need players more than ever' - Moyes on transfer plans
• Seamus Coleman and Jarrad Branthwaite 'back on the grass'

You can always head to the club pages of Manchester United, Wolves, Aston Villa, Brentford and Everton to read the news conferences in full.

We were also unable to bring you our weekly FPL special Q&A this Friday - apologies for that.

But don’t worry, as you can still find all the latest tips, injury updates and strategies over on our Fantasy Football page.

Manchester City

Marc Guehi is set to become Manchester City latest signing, which will take their transfer spending to £430m since January 2025. .

Here's a look major signings Pep Guardiola have made during the past year:

January 2025 - £172.2m

• Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens - £33.6m
• Vitor Reis from Palmeiras - £29.6m
• Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt - £59m
• Nico Gonzalez from Porto - £50m

Summer 2025 - £172.8m

• Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan - £46.3m
• Rayan Ait Nouri from Wolves - £31m
• Rayan Cherki from Lyon - £30m
• Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg, £12.5m
• James Trafford from Burnley - £27m
• Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris St-Germain - £26m

January 2026 - £65m

• Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth - £65m

• 22 August 2024 - Newcastle have their fourth bid of £65m turned down by Crystal Palace for Marc Guehi
• 30 August 2024 - Palace boss Oliver Glasner congratulates Palace's chairman and owners for not selling Guehi
• 3 February 2025- Palace reject £70m bid for Guehi from Tottenham
• 17 May 2025 - Palace win their first major trophy in the club's history with victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup final
• 29 June 2025- Guehi enters the final 12 months of his Palace contract
• 11 August 2025 - Palace chairman Steve Parish says the club will sell captain Guehi in the summer to avoid losing him on a free at the end of his contract
• 12 August 2025 - Liverpool hold initial talks with a view to signing Palace and England centre-back Guehi
• 29 August 2025 - Glasner says, "It is not possible to find a Marc Guehi replacement who can play straight in the Premier League as a starter."
• 1 September 2025 - Liverpool's £35m, plus a 10 percent sell-on clause deal with Palace falls through for Guehi
• 18 October 2025 - Glasner confirms Guehi will leave in the summer after he turned down Palace's contract extension offer
• 30 November 2025 - Glasner criticises Palace's lack of summer investment

• 5 January 2026 - BBC Sport's Sami Mokbel and Shamoon Hafez report that Man City join the race for Guehi's signing
• 16 January 2026 - Man City agree a deal in principle for Guehi.

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Liverpool's move to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi on transfer deadline day fell through in the final minutes.

A deal was agreed to sell Guehi to the Merseyside club for a fee of £35 million, plus a 10 percent sell-on clause.

The 25-year-old was given permission to complete the formalities of his move, and had started undergoing a medical, in London on Monday, before signing what would have been a five-year contract with the Premier League champions.

Palace were refusing to sanction the transfer as they faced difficulties in sorting a replacement - with target Igor Julio opting for a move to West Ham.

They completed two signings on deadline day.

Toulouse centre-back Jaydee Canvot joined on a four-year deal while Christantus Uche arrived on a seson-long loan from Getafe.

Palace wanted two defensive replacements before sanctioning Guehi's exit.

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Marc Guehi, who has won 26 England caps, was due to be out of contract this summer.

It has been expected he will leave Selhurst Park as a free agent at the end of the season, but City's injury woes appear to have accelerated the deal.

Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are among the European clubs to have shown an interest in signing the defender on a free transfer, with regulations meaning Guehi can sign a pre-agreement with an overseas club from this month.

Guehi came close to joining Liverpool for a fee of £35m last summer, but Palace pulled the plug on the deal during the final hours of deadline day.

The Anfield club remained strongly interested in taking Guehi on a free transfer at the end of the season.

Football Focus

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Earlier this month, Oliver Glasner sat down with BBC Football Focus' Kelly Somers to talk about his childhood to retirement.

When asked about his future, the Crystal Palace manager said: "I want to enjoy what I'm doing - that's my biggest goal. Because I know then, as long as I'm enjoying what I'm doing, if I'm enjoying being a manager then I can affect the group I'm working with, I can affect the environment I'm working in and then we will be successful.

"I think I'm always surrounded with great stuff and again, it's not just Oliver Glasner, we need everyone here and a great group of players. Then if we enjoy the time together, we will be successful. This is what I want because for me, it's not saying, 'OK, I want to win the Champions League' but if this year and after I say, it was wasted time, I think it's not worth it. As long as I'm enjoying the journey then I'm really pleased with my life."

The interview is available now on BBC iPlayer and will be shown on BBC One on Saturday, 17 January from 23:55 GMT (01:10 on Sunday in Scotland). Or the interview can be read here in full.

For those of you that haven't seen - we have a poll currently running at the top of our page with regard to the future of Oliver Glasner.

Is he the next manager of Manchester United as these texters believe? Will he go back to the Bundesliga?

Or is there another surprise club waiting in the wings to take him on in the summer?

Have your say by clicking one of the options at the top of this page.

Crystal Palace

Oliver Glasner had made his frustrations clear after the club "missed a couple of chances in July and August" to strengthen the squad.

Palace had sold their star man Eberechi Eze to Arsenal for £60m in the summer though failing to reinvest that money in the squad.

It was also reported earlier this season that Glasner had threatened to walk away if captain Marc Guehi was sold to Liverpool on deadline day with a £35m deal collapsing late on.

Glasner publicly dismissed suggestions of a fallout with club chairman Steve Parish, insisting there are "no bad tensions."

Palace are currently 13th in the table with only seven wins in 21 matches and winless in their past six league fixtures.

But, despite this season's struggles, Glasner could now have several suitors in the summer from the Premier League and abroad, having previously won the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Manchester United were said to be monitoring him last summer during uncertainty surrounding Ruben Amorim, and a move could be revisited with Michael Carrick signing until the end of the season.

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Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

A deal between the clubs was reached on Thursday night with Glasner updated on developments.

Glasner and Guehi spoke at the club’s training centre in Beckenham, south London, on Friday morning when the player’s intention to join City was confirmed.

And in a dramatic morning at Palace’s HQ, Glasner also confirmed to the squad in a private meeting just before noon his decision to step down as head coach at the end of the season.

BBC Sport understands work on identifying Glasner’s replacement is already underway.

Glasner was keen for Guehi to stay until the end of the season but he has been powerless to prevent Palace from striking a deal with City for the England star.

While Glasner had decided a number of months ago that he would be leaving, the Guehi deal is thought to be the catalyst to him deciding to make his announcement on Friday.

Crystal Palace

Well, that was quite something wasn't it?

One of the more surreal news conferences we've covered on here in some time as Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner confirms he will be leaving the club at the end of the season while also stating that captain Marc Guehi is close to a move away this month.

Here are the top lines:

• Glasner confirmed that captain Marc Guehi is close to leaving the club with a "deal in the final stages" for the defender
• He said the news came as a surprise to players in the team meeting on Friday morning but emphasised the point that the club have sold in the past and still gone on to improve
• Later, Glasner also confirmed that he would not renew his own contract and would leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season
• The manager cited wanting "a new challenge" for his reason for wanting to leave and reiterated it was nothing to do with transfer dealings
• He also said that striker Jean-Philippe Mateta could leave the club in January if the price is right
• Finally, he said whatever happens in the future at Palace - the "club is in great hands"

Crystal Palace

19 February 2024 - Former Eintracht Frankfurt managerOliver Glasner becomes Crystal Palace boss, succeeding Roy Hodgson.

19 May 2024 - Palace finish 10th during the 2023-24 season with a 5-0 win against Aston Villa - their highest top-flight finish since 2014-15.

17 May 2025 - Palace defeat Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley to win FA Cup - their first major trophy.

25 May 2025 - A 1-1 draw against Liverpool on the final day has Palace finish 12th with a club record haul of 53 points.

10 August 2025 - Palace win Community Shield by defeating Liverpool on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

11 August 2025 - Palace lose appeal against demotion from Europa League for breaching multi-club ownership rules.

21 August, 2025 - Palace face Fredrikstad in the Conference League play-off round for the club's first official European match.

16 January 2026 - Glasner confirms he is set to leave Palace at the end of the season.

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Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on interest for Jean-Philippe Mateta: "It is the same. There will be a price where Crystal Palace say '18 months left in his contract, we do the deal if JP wants'. If nobody pays this price then JP will stay."

A bit more information coming in with regard to the Marc Guehi transfer...

Manchester City will pay £20m for the England defender, whose contract at Crystal Palace was set to expire in the summer.

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on the future of Palace: "Great people are working for this club. From my experience everyone wants the best for Palace. Everyone is aligned and giving their best.

"I know that this club is in great hands where everybody wants the best for Palace and yes this is football. Not just today, we sometimes see how the best days - FA Cup final and worst days, Macclesfield is within six months. That is what you have got to deal with in football."

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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on his reasons to leave Palace: "I told Steve and I am looking for a new challenge. That is my feeling after everything. I told him in October.

"It is nothing to do with transfer window. All these rumours, I hate when something is written or talked that is not true - it was very tough for me not to respond.

"I have not talked to any other club. I have no interest. I told the players I would give my best ever season in Crystal Palace history."