Man City complete deadline day swoop for Nico González
Manchester City have completed a deadline day deal with FC Porto for midfielder Nicolas González, adding the midfielder in the final hour of the midseason window.
ESPN reported earlier on Monday that the two teams were engaged in negotiations over his future, with the Premier League club originally unwilling to meet the release clause in González’s contract before eventually paying the fee, believed to be around €60 million ($62m).
He signs on a contract that runs to 2029. Porto had been unwilling to reduce their valuation because part of the payment will be owed to González’s former club, Barcelona.
The Spaniard moved to Portugal from LaLiga in 2023 and a source has told ESPN that the payment owed to Barcelona if González moves could be as high as 40% of the total transfer fee.
Information from ESPN’s Rob Dawson and Sam Marsden contributed to this report.
