Nico González of Spain will be a player of the Manchester City. The agreement with Porto and the footballer is practically closed, waiting for the signing of the contracts.
The negotiations advanced for days, because Pep Guardiola considers it key to supply Rodrithe footballer Spanish that much of the season will be lost and whose lack of Catalan coach is taking its toll.
Nico belonged to The Barcelona quarry From the age of 12. He signed for Porto in 2023 for € 8.5 million, but the Catalan club reserved 40 % of a future sale.
The English team will disburse € 60 million to Portothus establishing a new record for a footballer born in Galicia (northern Spain).
So far this season, his second in the Portuguese team, the Barcelona canterano generated 12 goals (seven goals and five assists) in 29 games. Undisputed holder in Porto, Nico González is called to be the long -awaited Pep Guardiola solution for his center of the field. Rodri Hernández’s injury left a vacuum unable to fill. Neither Mateo Kovacic, nor Ilkay Gündogan were able to replace with minimal guarantees to the Spanish Golden Ball.
It is the third great signing of the City in this winter market in which it has entered strongly to straighten its course in the English League and the Champions League after Rodri’s injury. At the moment, he had signed Omar Marmous for 75 million From the Frankfurt Eintracht, to Vitor Reis for 40 From the palmeiras already Khusanov for 50 From the Lens. Goes over 200 million investment A few weeks of measuring Real Madrid in a tie of the maximum continental competition that will leave one of the two great favorites outside the fight.