Josko Gvardiol will have a medical with Manchester City by the end of this week after the club finalised a deal for the RB Leipzig centre-back.
The clubs have agreed a transfer fee of £77.6m (€90m).
The deal is not a record for a defender after Harry Maguire cost Manchester United £80m in 2019.
Factoring in exchange rate changes and inflation, the deal is costing City just a few million more than the £75m paid by Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk.
Gvardiol is a left-footed Croatia international centre-back, widely regarded as one of the top centre-backs in Europe,
The 21-year-old has been coveted by a number of top clubs, including Chelsea and Tottenham, who both wanted to sign him last year.
Charting rise of Leipzig defender Gvardiol
From a goal-scoring demonstration of his talents, to a humbling at the Etihad, Josko Gvardiol's two run-ins with Manchester City in the Champions League last season couldn't have been more different
In the first leg of their last-16 tie, the man in the mask for Croatia at the World Cup, showed why, at just 21, he is one of the world's highest-rated young defenders and coveted by Europe's top clubs. His mature defensive display was capped by a towering header to equalise for the German club.
Three weeks later, RB Leipzig were thrashed 7-0 in Manchester, with no answer to the powers of five-goal Erling Haaland. It was a chastening experience for Gvardiol. But perhaps one which will add to his drive to reach the very top of the game.
It certainly doesn't seem to have diminished his standing in the eyes of his suitors.
titikmpst
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Uefa needs to investigate this deal. This is not the true figure of deal. Man City are very cunny when it comes to transfer dealings. There are hidden fees for this deal just like Haaland deal. The deal was rumoured to be 90m pounds. Financial Irregularities and Man City are 5 & 6.
sorrowful soul 💯🤪🤪🤪
peyaikms
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Uefa needs to investigate this deal. This is not the true figure of deal. Man City are very cunny when it comes to transfer dealings. There are hidden fees for this deal just like Haaland deal. The deal was rumoured to be 90m pounds. Financial Irregularities and Man City are 5 & 6.
Useless comment
fuzbcdkmsz
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Bravo Josko for joining the champions of Europe
Dejavu11
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says a Chelsea fan whos club was banned for the same business, a thief don't like to see another thief with goods they think they acquire it through the same methods they use.
Go and check ur facts. Chelsea was fine for overspending and not falsification of figures. Just wait till the end of Man City investigation. Hope you wud not end up saying na jealousy Cos when the issue was raised now, you dey rant.
Dejavu11
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Uefa needs to investigate this deal. This is not the true figure of deal. Man City are very cunny when it comes to transfer dealings. There are hidden fees for this deal just like Haaland deal. The deal was rumoured to be 90m pounds. Financial Irregularities and Man City are 5 & 6.
See you, Pounds is higher than Euro. Man City do hide figures for their dealings.
LeoM17
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Manchester Summer in short
thisishayzed
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Let’s he’s not another Eliaqium Mangala 😂
Deyeklmu
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city are a very serious club. so so serious unlike the other club that's y they reel what they saul
george91
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The 77.6M is in Euros. if you convert it to pounds it becomes 90M....there are no hidden fees mate😅
teach him something mate
george91
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Uefa needs to investigate this deal. This is not the true figure of deal. Man City are very cunny when it comes to transfer dealings. There are hidden fees for this deal just like Haaland deal. The deal was rumoured to be 90m pounds. Financial Irregularities and Man City are 5 & 6.
says a Chelsea fan whos club was banned for the same business, a thief don't like to see another thief with goods they think they acquire it through the same methods they use.
TheWanderer
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Uefa needs to investigate this deal. This is not the true figure of deal. Man City are very cunny when it comes to transfer dealings. There are hidden fees for this deal just like Haaland deal. The deal was rumoured to be 90m pounds. Financial Irregularities and Man City are 5 & 6.
The 77.6M is in Euros. if you convert it to pounds it becomes 90M....there are no hidden fees mate😅
Gunners4ever❤
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The money is too much for just a CB
Just a CB?
Goodnessjohn
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The money is too much for just a CB
Dejavu11
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Uefa needs to investigate this deal. This is not the true figure of deal. Man City are very cunny when it comes to transfer dealings. There are hidden fees for this deal just like Haaland deal. The deal was rumoured to be 90m pounds. Financial Irregularities and Man City are 5 & 6.
kuriadavis
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which no of jersey
kuriadavis
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replace the injured ake this sunday
kuriadavis
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you don't need him but we need him
Vonikmotuz
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we don't need him
luhbcdkmot
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welcome to the champions
Geofreysk
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