Manchester Metropolis reached a €40-million cope with Lens on Friday to signal promising Uzbeki center-back Abdukodir Khusanov, sources instructed The Athletic’s David Ornstein.
Khusanov will reportedly signal a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Premier League champions.
The 20-year-old defender has made simply 31 appearances for Lens throughout one-and-a-half seasons. He performed for Belarusian aspect Energetik-BGU previous to his transfer to France.
Lens paid simply €100,000 to accumulate him in July 2023.
Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola would possibly find yourself beginning Khusanov sooner moderately than later. Accidents to John Stones and Ruben Dias have left Guardiola with simply three different senior center-backs in his squad. Two of these gamers, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake, have been out and in of the lineup this season.
Metropolis are in sixth place within the Premier League and 12 factors behind leaders Liverpool having performed a sport greater than their rivals.
