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Josko Gvardiol suffers broken leg as Manchester City injury crisis deepens after Chelsea draw

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Josko Gvardiol is set for a spell on the sidelines after Manchester City confirmed the defender suffered a broken leg on Sunday.

The Croatian was injured in the second half of the Premier League clash at home against Chelsea, which resulted in a 1-1 draw after the visitors snatched a late equaliser.
Manchester City released a statement confirming Gvardiol had “suffered a tibial fracture to his right leg.”

Gvardiol will have surgery on the injury, with the club not confirming how long he is expected to be out of the game.

Ruben Dias was also forced off in the second half of the match, although he did at least leave the pitch under his own steam. There has been no update yet on the Portuguese defender’s prognosis.

With Nico Gonzalez and Savinho also injury doubts, there is a deepening injury crisis at the Etihad, which may prompt some earlier than planned movement in the transfer window.

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City sit second in the table, six points behind Arsenal and level on points with Aston Villa.

They have a busy period coming up, hosting Brighton in a midweek game, before Exeter City in the FA Cup and then a trip to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final.

The UEFA Champions League returns this month, too, with City in need of bolstering their numbers – especially in defence.
All of which points to a potential swoop for Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi, who has long seemed to be a target of the club.
Guehi is out of contract this summer, and Manchester City were expected to target the Palace star on a free transfer. Instead, they might be forced to bring forward their plans, according to reports.

Guehi came close to signing for Liverpool last summer, and has been of interest to a number of clubs, including Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Pep Guardiola initially said he would look to “rotate” his squad in the wake of the draw against Chelsea, which saw Abdukodir Khusanov and Nathan Ake finish the game in defence.

But with Gvardiol’s injury perhaps more severe than even the manager realised, Guardiola would be forgiven for changing his plans with so many games scheduled for City as they target silverware on multiple fronts.

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