Confirmed : Manchester City Sign £4.5m Colombian Striker

Manchester City have announced the signing of Colombia forward Marlos Moreno from Atletico Nacional.

The 19-year-old has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with the Premier League club but will spend the 2016/17 season on loan at LaLiga side Deportivo La Coruna.

Moreno, who cost a reported £4.5million, is City’s seventh signing of the summer following the arrivals of Leroy Sane, Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus and Aaron Mooy.

Moreno told www.mancity.com: “City are one of the best clubs in the world. It will be nice to experience being part of such a big club. I want to make the most of it.

“Pep Guardiola is one of the best managers in the world. I think he likes young players very much and he can improve young players tactically and technically. It will be great to work with him and to be part of a great team.”

City director of football Txiki Begiristain believes the teenager, who helped Atletico Nacional win the Copa Libertadores earlier this year, has a big future in the game.

 

He said: “Marlos is an excellent prospect who has already broken into his national team.

“He’s a versatile player, still learning, but we believe he has a fantastic future in the game and with City.

“He makes and scores goals and is an intelligent footballer, we’re delighted to have signed him.”

Confirmed : Manchester City Sign £4.5m Colombian Striker

Manchester City Set To Sign German Star For £35 million

Manchester City manager-in-waiting Pep Guardiola wants to sign Schalke star Leroy Sane this summer according to The Daily Star, with the Catalan coach keen to win the £35 million race for the winger ahead of Manchester United.

 

The 20-year-old has been a sensation in Gelsenkirchen and was included in Germany’s provisional squad for Euro 2016 recently, despite only having one full international cap to his name.

Sane started 23 games for Schalke in 2015-16, scoring eight goals, and is widely regarded as one of the brightest prospects of a generation for the European nation.

City are expected to revamp their squad upon Guardiola’s arrival, with a war chest available to the current Bayern Munich boss to bring in the players he wants.

The former Barcelona boss has had the chance to monitor Sane closely during his time in Germany and is said to be a major admirer of the versatile forward.

United are also interested in the German and as such a summer tug-of-war for the 20-year-old’s signature between the two Manchester clubs could well be forthcoming.

Manchester City Set To Sign German Star For £35 million