Josko Gvardiol: Manchester City sign Croatia centre-back from RB Leipzig

Manchester City person completed the signing of Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol connected a five-year woody from RB Leipzig for 90m euros (£77m).

Gvardiol, 21, has impressed successful his 2 seasons astatine Leipzig aft joining from Dynamo Zagreb successful July 2021.

"I person ever dreamed of 1 time playing successful England," helium said.

"To beryllium doing truthful present with Manchester City - aft the play they person conscionable had - is simply a existent honour for me."

Gvardiol, who has been capped 21 times by Croatia and helped his broadside decorativeness 3rd astatine the 2022 World Cup arsenic good arsenic runners-up to Spain successful this year's Nations League, volition deterioration the fig 24 shirt.

"Anyone who saw Manchester City play past play knows they are the champion squad successful the world. To triumph the treble says everything you request to cognize astir the prime this squad has," helium added.

"To beryllium joining City is thing precise peculiar for maine and my family. To person the accidental to enactment with Pep Guardiola volition beryllium amazing. I cognize I americium not yet the finished nonfiction and I americium definite my crippled volition advancement nether the champion manager successful football.

"To beryllium linking up with [Croatia midfielder] Mateo Kovacic volition besides beryllium special."

• 'World's champion centre-back' - who is Gvardiol?

Gvardiol won back-to-back titles with Zagreb, signing disconnected with a league and cupful treble earlier sealing his determination to the Bundesliga.

He helped RB Leipzig triumph the German Cup successful his 2 seasons with them arsenic good arsenic doubly qualifying for the Champions League.

Gvardiol was successful the Leipzig broadside that reached the Europa League semi-finals successful 2021-22, erstwhile they yet mislaid 3-2 to Rangers.

Gvardiol's Leipzig finished 3rd successful a radical topped by City successful 2021-22 and mislaid 8-1 implicit 2 legs to his caller nine successful the circular of 16 past season, including a 7-0 decision astatine Etihad Stadium.

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