THE HEART STOPPING MOMENT MARC GUEHI’S PRIVATE JET ABORTED ITS LANDING IN MANCHESTER
Marc Guehi’s flight aborts landing in Manchester as he arrives for a £20m City move. Plus, Glasner’s furious Palace reaction.
Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi had quite the morning flying up to Manchester to seal his move to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Just as his private jet was about to land, a larger plane suddenly rolled onto the runway, forcing Guehi’s pilot to pull up at the last second and circle over the city. Not exactly the calmest way to start a new chapter. Still, they landed safely, and Guehi headed off to finalise his £20 million January transfer to the Cityzens.
Guehi touched down in Manchester early Sunday, but not without that bit of drama. The Sun reported how close his jet came to the ground before being forced to abort. After the scare, he made it to the city to wrap up the deal.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner isn’t taking the news well. Guehi’s contract was running out, and Palace didn’t want to risk losing him for nothing at the end of the season. He almost went to Liverpool last summer, but that fell through. Now, with City swooping in, Palace cashes in, but Glasner feels blindsided. He told Sky Sports he only found out about the sale the morning before their game against Sunderland.
Glasner didn’t hold back: “I heard yesterday at 10:30 am we were selling Marc. Negotiations probably took days, but I only got told at the last minute? Then we have to handle it and head to Sunderland, already struggling with injuries, and now we’re selling our captain. No team does this. Other clubs let players play and leave the next day. We’re selling the day before a match?”
After his outburst, Glasner’s own Palace future looks shaky. Earlier in the week, he said he’d leave at the end of the season, but after publicly venting and claiming “we’ve been abandoned” following the Sunderland match, he could be out even sooner.
For Manchester City, Guehi’s arrival comes at the right time. Guardiola’s squad just lost 2-0 to Manchester United, and with John Stones, Ruben Dias, and Josko Gvardiol all injured, City have been forced to start youngsters like Abdukodir Khusanov and Max Alleyne in defence. Guardiola admitted his team fell short against Michael Carrick’s United.
“They were better,” Guardiola told reporters. “They had something we didn’t. I’ve been here a lot, but today we weren’t at the level to win. Four days ago, against Newcastle, we had the energy, but not today. It wasn’t a bad performance, just not the result we wanted. That’s football. They have a new manager, a derby, all that energy. We’ve changed a lot of players over the last year. The spirit’s been great, but today we just weren’t there. Against Sunderland, we were great, but we didn’t finish our chances against Brighton and Chelsea.”
With Guehi on board, City hope to steady the ship and get back on track.
AWONIYI DOUBLE LEAVES NOTTINGHAM FOREST ON THE VERGE OF PREMIER LEAGUE SAFETY
Nottingham Forest moved closer to safety with a 3-1 win over Chelsea, while West Ham fell into the relegation zone after Spurs won.
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Nottingham Forest came out of the weekend looking pretty safe after pulling off an impressive 3-1 win at Chelsea. They’re almost clear of the relegation mess. Tottenham’s big away win at Aston Villa shook things up too, and now West Ham are back in the bottom three, running out of time faster than ever.
Forest have stepped up just when they needed to, leaving West Ham and Tottenham behind with a string of solid performances. Honestly, no one saw this coming, especially since Vitor Pereira shuffled his lineup with eight changes, fresh off a Europa League win against Aston Villa.
Even so, Forest were ahead within 90 seconds, thanks to Taiwo Awoniyi’s quick strike. By the 15th minute, Igor Jesus calmly buried a penalty after Malo Gusto’s reckless foul in the box. Chelsea had a chance to get back in it, but Cole Palmer wasted a penalty right before the break after a scary head collision involving Jesse Derry.
Awoniyi doubled down and scored again early in the second half, pushing Forest six points ahead of West Ham with just three games left.
West Ham’s weekend started badly; they looked flat and lost to Brentford. Things got worse Sunday night when Tottenham pulled off their first back-to-back Premier League wins since August 2025, beating a heavily rotated Aston Villa side 2-1.
Forest is now out of West Ham’s reach, or almost. Tottenham’s still close enough for Nuno Espirito Santo’s team to worry, but with three tough games coming up, Spurs could stay up even without another win, unless West Ham digs deep and pulls off something unexpected before their home finale against Leeds.
Right now, Forest can practically taste safety. Spurs finally see a way out after weeks of struggle. As for West Ham, they’re left hoping for a miracle, a last-minute twist to dodge the drop.
CESC FABREGAS CONFIRMS INTEREST IN PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN AMID CHELSEA'S MANAGER SEARCH
As Chelsea searches for a new manager, Cesc Fabregas breaks his silence on his future at Como and his Premier League ambitions.
Cesc Fabregas recalls exactly how a conversation with Jose Mourinho prompted him to join Chelsea, despite having the opportunity to return to Arsenal.
After winning six trophies in just three seasons, the Spanish World Cup winner left Barcelona for the second time in 2014. That summer, Fabregas made a move back to the Premier League, signing with Chelsea for about €33 million.
He already knew English football well. Fabregas had arrived at Arsenal as a 16-year-old from Barcelona in 2003 and made 212 Premier League appearances for them. When he decided to leave Barcelona, Manchester City also wanted him, but Chelsea convinced him, mostly thanks to Mourinho.
Talking with talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings on YouTube, Fabregas laid out how it all happened. “Honestly, when I made up my mind to leave Barcelona, my first thought was just to go back to Arsenal. They had this buyback clause; they had two weeks to use it after I told them I was leaving. They knew about it but didn’t take it. That surprised me a little, but in the end, I had to think about my career. I was 27, at the peak of my career, and I wanted to continue performing and winning trophies. City and Chelsea were both options.
“But when Mourinho spoke to me, that was it. He showed me his plans for the team and told me about Diego Costa, Courtois, and Filipe Luis and how, with those guys, we’d win the league. He was right, by the way. We won both the Premier League and the Carling Cup.”
Fabregas wasted no time winning over Chelsea fans. On his debut at Burnley, he set up two goals, including a stunning assist for Andre Schurrle. He finished his first season at Chelsea with five goals and 24 assists, along with Premier League and League Cup medals.
Things dipped the next season. Fabregas got just 15 goal contributions, and Chelsea slipped all the way to tenth. But when Antonio Conte took charge in 2016-17, they bounced back, and Fabregas picked up another league title.
He added an FA Cup win in 2018, his second, after his earlier one with Arsenal, and left for Monaco a few months later. His last Chelsea match came in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest. When he got subbed off, he couldn’t hold back tears.
Chelsea supporters still sing about him; that “Oh, Fabregas is magic...” chant sticks around. And with his name in the conversation for a possible return, maybe they haven’t seen the last of him yet.
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