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Man City squad numbers available to Josko Gvardiol as fee agreed with RB Leipzig
02.08.2023 - 16:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City are closing in on their second major signing of the summer after agreeing a fee with RB Leipzig for Josko Gvardiol.
A straight fee of €90million (£77.5m) has been agreed for the 21-year-old, who watched Leipzig's friendly vs St Truiden on Wednesday from the stands. He will travel to Manchester for a medical at the end of this week, although there is no indication the move will be finalised in time for Sunday's Community Shield.
Gvardiol will become the second arrival at the Etihad, following fellow Croatian international Mateo Kovacic who arrived in a £25m deal from Chelsea at the end of June. Leipzig had initially demanded at least €100m for their defender, with City able to bring that price down slightly.
Pep Guardiola evidently set his sights on Gvardiol, who was very impressive at the World Cup in Qatar and was a consistent performer for Leipzig throughout last season. The Blues boss will hope to have his new defender around for the Premier League opener against Burnley next Friday.
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It might not be long until we find out what shirt number Gvardiol will don at City, and here are the options currently available for him.
No.11 - Unoccupied since Oleksandr Zinchenko left City for Arsenal last summer and worn before him by Aleksandar Kolarov. It would be a bold choice for a centre-back to wear the No.11.
No.12 - Gvardiol's former Leipzig teammate Angelino was the last player to wear this number at City, having left it open when he departed for Germany in 2020. Strangely, it has been worn for just two seasons out of the last 11 campaigns, having been donned by Scott Sinclair in 2014/2015.
No.15 - Vacated by Eliaquim
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