MAN CITY COMPLETE SIGNING OF 21-YEAR-OLD ANDERLECHT LEFT-BACK SERGIO GOMEZ
Manchester City have completed the signing of Sergio Gomez from Anderlecht in an £11m (€13m) deal.
City agreed a deal with Anderlecht to sign Gomez last week, and the 21-year-old has now completed a medical and signed a four-year deal with the Premier League champions.
Gomez will remain in Manchester this season and compete for the left-back position in the first team, contrary to earlier speculation that he would have been loaned out when the transfer was completed, according to City manager Pep Guardiola.
Speaking last week, Guardiola said: “You know the club is always working on many possibilities in many positions.
“This one target is a young player, in the youth World Cup years ago the best player was Phil Foden and he was the second-best player.
“He played in Spain U21, young talent for Barcelona, went to Borussia Dortmund, played in good hands under Vincent Kompany.
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