Monaco's Mendy completes record Man City move

The 23-year-old, who joined the French champion from Marseille last summer, has agreed a deal reported to be worth a record £52 million for a defender.

Published : Jul 24, 2017 17:57 IST

Benjamin Mendy has completed his move to Manchester City.
Benjamin Mendy has completed his move to Manchester City.
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Benjamin Mendy has completed his move to Manchester City.

Monaco full-back Benjamin Mendy has signed a mega five-year contract with Manchester City, the Premier League club announced on Monday.

The 23-year-old, who joined the French champion from Marseille last summer, has agreed a deal reported to be worth a record £52 million for a defender.

 

The France player will link up with his new teammates in the United States where Pep Guardiola's side are preparing for its second pre-season tour game against Real Madrid in Los Angeles.

"I am absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester City," Mendy said. "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."

Guardiola was desperate to add Mendy to his full-back options after releasing Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna and Pablo Zabaleta this summer, but City's original £44.5 million offer was rejected.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss had already lured Tottenham's England right-back Kyle Walker to Etihad Stadium in a deal which could be worth up to £54 million and Monaco wanted a similar amount for Mendy.

Mendy becomes City's fifth major signing of the summer and takes their spending to more than £200m.

The Premier League giant, which has already raided Monaco in the close season having signed midfielder Bernardo Silva, and on Sunday welcomed another full-back, Real Madrid's Danilo.

Mendy made his France debut in a 3-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Luxembourg in March, and won Ligue 1 in his first season with Monaco.

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