Manchester Metropolis have accomplished the signing of Lens defender Abdukodir Khusanov.
Metropolis have agreed a deal price €40 million ($41.6m) plus add-ons for the 20-year-old, who has signed a four-and-a-half yr deal on the Etihad Stadium.
Khusanov, who has been handed the No. 45 shirt, is ready to develop into the primary Uzbeki to play within the Premier League.
“I am completely delighted to be becoming a member of Manchester Metropolis, a membership that I’ve loved watching for a very long time,” Khusanov stated.
“This squad is stuffed with the most effective gamers on the planet, and I am unable to wait to fulfill them and play alongside them.
“And naturally Pep Guardiola is among the best coaches ever and I’m so excited to study from him and enhance my recreation much more.
“It is a very proud second for me and my household to be becoming a member of an incredible Membership like Manchester Metropolis and I am greater than prepared for this problem.”
Khusanov is Metropolis’s first signing of the January window. He is set to be adopted by Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis and Eintracht Frankfurt ahead Omar Marmoush.
Khusanov has solely been at Lens for 18 months after becoming a member of in 2023. He is made 31 appearances for the French aspect and been capped 18 occasions by Uzbekistan.
“We’re very joyful that he has joined us and we’re all very enthusiastic about what he’ll deliver,” Metropolis director of soccer Txiki Begiristain stated.
“For such a younger defender, Abdukodir is already very clever, in addition to being robust, aggressive and very fast. “Working with Pep will solely make him higher and, chatting with him, he’s decided to maintain bettering.”