Manchester City have officially confirmed the signing of defender Josko Gvardiol. The treble winners have announced the deal after long and sometimes tense transfer negotiations with RB Leipzig.
We’re delighted to announce the signing of Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig! ✍️
— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 5, 2023
City concluded the deal for the Croatian international this week. A fee of €90 million with no add ons clinched the deal as reported by Fabrizio Romano.
Manchester City and Leipzig have just signed documents — Joško Gvardiol can be considered new City player! 🚨🔵🇭🇷
€90m final fixed fee — no add-ons.
Long term deal agreed already in June.Joško will travel to Manchester tonight, medical on Friday.
Here we go, confirmed ✔️ pic.twitter.com/WF5CMuRTZm
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 3, 2023
City’s new signing brings a wealth of international experience to the Etihad, despite his young age. He starred at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Croatia as they clinched a third-place finish at the World Cup. Gvardiol was one of the standout defenders of the tournament.
The one you’ve all been waiting for! 💪 pic.twitter.com/JgpriArbuS
— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 5, 2023
Gvardiol arrives at Manchester City from RB Leipzig. He centre-back made 87 appearances and scored 5 goals for the German club before securing the move to Pep Guardiola’s side. He signed for the DFB Pokal winners from Dinamo Zagreb in July 2021.
Possessing elite technical ability, on top of his defensive acumen Gvardiol shapes as the perfect defender for Pep Guardiola’s system.
Josko Gvardiol is a massive signing for the Premier League champions. He is already one of the premier defenders in world football and has plenty of room to grow as a player being so young.
