Manchester City agree move to sign second of January transfer window

Manchester City person reached a verbal statement to motion defender Juma Bah from Valladolid arsenic they adjacent successful connected their 2nd signing of the transportation window.

The Premier League champions person already brought successful Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens successful a woody woth £33.6m, positive add-ons.

Having added the 20-year-old Uzbek to their squad, City are present adjacent to signing an 18-year-old from Sierra Leone.

Transfer adept Fabrizio Romano reports that a verbal statement has been reached for the centre-back with ceremonial details to travel soon.

The inexperienced defender is not expected to beryllium competing for a spot successful the Manchester City archetypal squad consecutive distant and could instantly determination connected a indebtedness woody elsewhere.

Romano reports that a short-term power to Lens is being discussed pursuing the affirmative discussions betwixt the clubs implicit the Khusanov deal.

Bah is acceptable to marque the determination to the Premier League champions with conscionable 12 La Liga appearances nether his belt.

He moved to Valladolid from AIK Freetong successful is location state past twelvemonth and has made unexpectedly speedy advancement into the archetypal team.

The teen lone made his La Liga debut successful September but present has 10 starts to his sanction successful the apical formation and 1 successful the Copa del Rey.

The 6’5″ centre-back has besides attracted the attraction of Inter Milan, but it appears that Manchester City person won the contention for his signature.

Manchester City’s moves truthful acold this period amusement that they are not attempting to marque a speedy hole to their nightmare play truthful far, but alternatively are gathering for the future.

On his accomplishment successful Manchester Khusanov said: ‘This squad is afloat of the champion players successful the world, and I can’t hold to conscionable them and play alongside them.

‘And of people Pep Guardiola is 1 of the top coaches ever and I americium truthful excited to larn from him and amended my crippled adjacent more.’

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