Manchester City have completed
their fifth signing of the transfer window with the acquisition of full back,
Benjamin Mendy from French champions, AS Monaco.
The 23-year old completed a
record £52m move, which made him the world’s most expensive defender and has also
signed a five-year deal with the Etihad side.
Speaking on the move, City’s director
of football Txiki Begiristain said, “Benjamin has all the qualities we are
looking for in a full-back. For such a young player, he has a wealth of
top-level experience. He is undoubtedly one
of the world’s best full-backs, our
number one target in this position. We are all delighted to have him here at
Manchester City.
I’m sure he will prove a
fantastic addition to the squad.”
Mendy spoke of his delight on the
move as he said, “I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester City. They
are one of Europe’s leading Clubs and in Pep Guardiola they have a manager
committed to playing attacking football.
I am sure that over the next few
years we will be successful.”
Mendy who was signed by Monaco
last season from Marseille was part of the Monaco team that won the Ligue 1
title last season.
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