Manchester Metropolis have signed Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal.
The 27-year-old provides defensive depth for Pep Guardiola after current accidents to Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake left Ruben Dias and John Stones as the one match senior centre-halves.
Akanji is Metropolis’s fifth summer season signing following former Dortmund team-mate Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez and Stefan Ortega Moreno, whereas Julian Alvarez has additionally joined up with the squad following his swap which was agreed in January.
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Akanji, who will take the quantity 25 shirt vacated by Fernandinho this summer season, mentioned: “I’m delighted to be right here, and might’t wait to get began.
“Metropolis have been the most effective groups in Europe over the previous couple of seasons. They’re sensible to look at, play an thrilling model of soccer and compete for trophies yr in, yr out, so coming right here looks like the proper subsequent step in my profession.
“Pep Guardiola is an distinctive supervisor, and that is an distinctive squad of gamers, so that is an thrilling alternative for me.
“I’m actually trying ahead to testing myself within the Premier League and I’ll do every part I can to assist this membership achieve success.”
