Benjamin Mendy: Man City agree £52m deal for Monaco left-back
Benjamin Mendy (left) is set to become the third most expensive Premier League signing of the summer |
Manchester City have agreed a £52m deal for Monaco defender Benjamin Mendy.
The
23-year-old France left-back, who joined Monaco from Marseille last
summer, played 34 times for the club last season and helped them to
their first Ligue 1 title in 17 years.
His fee would eclipse the
initial £45m paid by City for right-back Kyle Walker earlier this month
and the £47.5m deal for centre-back John Stones last summer.
City have not yet confirmed the deal.
Mendy
would become the Premier League club's fourth major signing of the
summer and take their spending to more than £175m, following the
recruitment of England international Walker, Portugal midfielder
Bernardo Silva (£43m) and Brazilian keeper Ederson Moraes (£35m).
City are also interested in Real Madrid's 26-year-old Brazil right-back Danilo.
Before
Thursday's pre-season game against Manchester United in Houston,
manager Pep Guardiola said the club were talking to "three or four" more
players.
"They are young players, with the next three, four, five years in mind," the Spaniard added.
"We have options for players coming but until the deal is done, out of respect for the other clubs, I cannot say anything."
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