Expert 'expects' to London-club star to join Man City in shattering Liverpool blow

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That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that Liverpool will now not sign the 25-year-old.Guehi’s expected move to Liverpool collapsed on deadline day in the summer transfer window, and his contract at Crystal Palace expires at the end of the season.Crystal Palace do not want Guehi to leave on a free, with £35million believed to be enough to secure his services in January.Marc Guehi ‘great replacement’ for John StonesEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes it would be a good deal for Man City to sign Guehi.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks that the England international has dealt with his situation at Crystal Palace well.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “I think it does make sense for City. This one actually makes more sense than [Antoine] Semenyo to me and I think that that’s where he may well end up.

I thought at the time, you know in the summer he would have been the perfect replacement as we’ve discussed. “So I think, yes, I think that he will end up at City and I think that’s where I expect him to be.

There is a lot of interest but I think he’s actually shown me that he’s actually thought things through and acted quite sensibly and taken some decent advice. “And so I would expect him to move to City and I think he would be a great replacement, basically for John Stones is what we’re thinking about now.” Credit: IMAGOMan City could sell two defensive starsMan City may welcome a new centre-back given that Manuel Akanji could leave the club permanently next summer.Akanji wants his long-term future to be at Inter Milan, where he is currently on loan for the season.Nathan Ake has also struggled for playing time this season, with the 30-year-old also likely to depart the Etihad.