Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez before Monday's transfer deadline with a view to boosting Pep Guardiola's faltering midfield. Gonzalez has a release clause in his contract understood to be worth $61.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Nico Gonzalez from Porto. The 23-year-old midfielder has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal through to June 2029 with City, who agreed a deal with Porto that will total €60million (£49.

Manchester City has taken its spending in the winter transfer window to more than $200 million by signing midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto to help cover for the absence of injured Rodri.