Manchester City are working on signing Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov (20), according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein. The 20-year-old Uzbekistan international has attracted significant interest from a handful of Premier League clubs and the Cityzens have appeared to make great strides in the race to sign the highly-coveted Khusanov. No agreement has been reached yet. The Uzbekistan international joined Lens from Belarusian outfit Energetik-BGU for a €100k cut-price deal. His value has since sky-rocketed. Despite his young age, Khusanov has established himself as a mainstay in Will Still’s starting XI.
Lens CEO Pierre Dréossi already said to DAZN that Khusanov would leave, as a way to balance the club’s books. The Artois side also previously confirmed that Gestifute chief Jorge Mendes had been mandated to sell the 20-year-old Khusanov. Should Khusanov be the subject of a bidding war between Premier League sides, Lens can hope to garner north of €40m for the sale of Khusanov, which would represent their second most important sale after parting ways with Belgium international striker Loïs Openda in 2023 in exchange of €49m from RB Leipzig.
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