Manchester City are closing in on the signing of defender Abdukodir Khusanov after reaching an settlement with Lens for his switch, sources have advised ESPN.
City are on the verge of sealing a deal price greater than £40 million for the 20-year-old Uzbekistan centre-back.
His representatives are in Manchester to debate the ultimate particulars and a medical may happen over the weekend earlier than an official announcement.
If every part goes easily, Khusanov will turn out to be City’s first signing of the January switch window.
Khusanov is ready to affix Pep Guardiola’s first-team squad instantly to compensate for the lack of Rúben Dias and John Stones to damage.
Guardiola has been left in need of centre-backs this season with Manuel Akanji and Nathan Aké each having spells on the sidelines.
Lens are set to make a outstanding revenue from Khusanov’s transfer to the Premier League. The defender joined the Ligue 1 membership from Energetik-BGU within the Belarusian prime flight in July 2023 in a deal price round €100,000 and is now set for a big-money transfer to City having performed simply 31 video games for the French membership.
Sources have advised ESPN that Lens needed to maintain the defender for one more six months however needed to agree a deal to stability their books after lacking out on greater than €40m in switch charges final summer time when strikes for Kevin Danso and Neil El Aynaoui collapsed. Sources stated the membership requested tremendous agent Jorge Mendes to search out the much-admired Khusanov a brand new membership this month.
Meanwhile, sources have advised ESPN that City stay thinking about 18-year-old Brazilian defender Vitor Reis. Contact has been made along with his membership, Palmeiras, though they want the teen to stick with them till the summer time.
Eintracht Frankfurt ahead Omar Marmoush additionally stays a January goal. The 25-year-old is rated at round £50 million and has scored 13 objectives in 15 Bundesliga video games this season. City are but to make a proper supply for the Egypt worldwide however Frankfurt count on one to reach earlier than the deadline.
