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Manchester City took its expenditure from January to £ 180 million after reaching an agreement worth £ 50.2 million for Porto midfielder, Nico González.
The Premier League champions have passed more in this window than all the other previous winter transfers markets combined under Pep Guardiola as they strive to recover their season.
González, 23, underwent his doctor in Portugal before signing a five and a half year contract. Barcelona also received a 40 percent sale as part of the agreement.
A club statement said: 'Manchester City is delighted to confirm the firm of Nico González.
'The Spanish joins from the Portuguese side FC Porto and has signed a four and a half years contract with the club until the summer of 2029.
'A product from Masia, González, made his debut for Barcelona B in 2019 and made 27 appearances. The midfielder made his debut for the first team in 2021, playing 37 times for the Catalan Club.
González spent the 2022/23 season on loan with Valencia before making permanent change to Portugal in the summer of 2023. The 23 -year -old played 68 times for Porto, guiding them to Taça de Portugal last season. He also scored nine goals and received nine assists during his time at the club.
The Spaniard will use shirt number 14 and is the firm of January 4 of Cityzens, after Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Omar Marmoush to the Etihad stadium.
González said: 'This is the perfect opportunity for me at this stage of my career.
'I am 23 years old and I want to try in England. There is no better club than Manchester City for me to do that.
'Look at the squad they have here … It's amazing, full of world -class players. There is no footballer in the world who does not want to be part of this configuration.
'I know he has the reputation that Pep and I can't wait to work with him. In fact, I feel honored that I want you to play on your team.
I am really excited. I just want to meet my teammates, and the staff here and then I want to play in front of the city's fans!
City confirmed that they had rejected a Chelsea proposal to sign their 19 -year -old midfielder Nico O'Reilly on the weekend after Stamford Bridge Club refused to include a repurchase clause.
However, Chelsea advanced rapidly to agree on a £ 12 million rate with ST Etienne for Mathis Amougou. A 19 -year -old who has played for France at level U18.