Manchester City completed a deal to sign Marlos Moreno from Atletico Nacional on a five year deal for a fee believed to be £4.75m.
We are delighted to announce the signing of Marlos Moreno.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) August 6, 2016
The 19-year-old Columbian attacker, who has mainly played cutting inside from the the left flank, can also play anywhere in the advanced positions.
Moreno himself has admitted he prefers to play as a centre forward and also spoke to City’s official website of his admiration for his new boss Pep Guardiola.
He said: “Pep Guardiola is one of the best managers in the world.
“I think he likes young players very much and he can improve young players tactically and technically.
“It will be great to work with him and to be part of a great team.”
He will spend the 2016/17 season on loan in La Liga at Deportivo La Coruna and is expected to link up with his new City mates next season.
Moreno’s capture is the seventh of the summer transfer window for the club and further increases the competition in attacking roles at City.
So far this summer Manchester City have also signed Aaron Mooy, Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Leroy Sane, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus.
This latest deal takes manager Guardiola’s spending above the £100m mark this summer with City retaining a strong interest in signing defender John Stones from Everton although they have baulked at the Everton’s quoted price of £50m.
Champions League draw
Manchester City drew Steaua Bucharest in the playoff round of the Champions League yesterday.
They will play the Romanian team away on Tuesday August 16, with the home leg on Wednesday August 24.
Winning the tie will mean that City take their place in this season’s Champions League proper