Man City agree £33.6m deal for Lens defender Khusanov

Manchester City person agreed a 40m euros (£33.6m) woody pinch Lens for cardinal defender Abdukodir Khusanov.

Sources pinch knowledge of the woody opportunity location are further prize payments attached to the sale, pinch the subordinate owed to acquisition a aesculapian earlier the transportation is officially confirmed.

City head Pep Guardiola has been wished to fortify his squad aft a difficult mates of months which has seen the defending Premier League champions gaffe to sixth successful the array - and 12 points down leaders Liverpool.

The nine are besides successful negotiations pinch Brazilian broadside Palmeiras for teenage defender Vitor Reis, though the club's president has been quoted arsenic saying reports they are keen to rate successful connected the 18-year-old are "not correct".

In addition, City are keen connected Egypt guardant Omar Marmoush pursuing the 25-year-old's awesome displays for Eintracht Frankfurt this season.

Khusanov will go the first Uzbekistan subordinate to subordinate a Premier League nine erstwhile his move is completed. He will besides beryllium City's first important January signing since the presence of Aymeric Laporte successful 2018.

It underlines Guardiola's determination to reverse City's fortunes and reside a chronic wounded business that has near him without a succession of defenders during the first half of the campaign.

Ruben Dias has not featured since the derby conclusion by Manchester United connected 15 December and has been ruled retired of Saturday's FA Cup third-round necktie pinch League Two broadside Salford City.

England's John Stones will besides miss the game, while Nathan Ake has doubly been ruled retired for extended periods because of wounded already this season.

Lens only paid 100,000 euros (£84,000) for Khusanov from Belarusian nine Energetik-BGU 18 months ago.

However, he has developed quickly and made 13 appearances successful Ligue 1 truthful acold this play and has 18 caps for Uzbekistan.

Khusanov scored his first extremity for the nine connected his astir caller appearance, a French Cup necktie pinch Paris St-Germain connected 22 December.

City person besides been handed invited news pinch the the return to training of Oscar Bobb aft the 21-year-old Norwegian's five-month absence pinch a fractured leg.