Josko Gvardiol set for Manchester City medical after €90m deal agreed

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Josko Gvardiol Set For Manchester City Medical After €90M Deal Agreed
The RB Leipzig defender is due in Manchester before the end of the week for a medical. Photo: PA Images
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RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol is set for a medical at Manchester City in the next few days after the two clubs agreed a €90 million deal.

The Bundesliga side were said to be holding out for a fee of €100 million (£86 million) for the Croatia international, but City have been able to push the transfer through at a price that suits them.

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The 21-year-old is due in Manchester before the end of the week for a medical, the PA news agency understands.

Gvardiol scored against City in last season's Champions League
Gvardiol scored against City in last season’s Champions League. Photo: Tim Goode/PA. 

Gvardiol would add competition on the left side of City’s defence, having helped Croatia reach the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup and then the final of the Nations League, where they were beaten by Spain.

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Midfielder Mateo Kovacic is so far City’s only summer signing, with the Croatian having moved from Chelsea in June.

City saw captain Ilkay Gundogan leave for Barcelona on a free transfer and Riyad Mahrez last week completed a switch to Saudi Arabia club Al-Ahli in a £30 million deal.

The Premier League champions will take on Arsenal in the FA Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday.

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