Manchester City confirms the contract with a midfielder worth 50 million pounds

Niko Gonzalez completed his transfer for 50 million pounds from Porto to Manchester City, to conclude the expensive January window for the Premier League Champions.
Manchester City had already succeeded in contracting striker Omar Marmoush and the three -heart defense, Abdelkader Khusanov, Vitor Reese and Juma Bah for 127 million pounds, before he directed his attention towards the midfielder.
Niko signed a four and a half years contract with Manchester City until 2029, where this window is a large part of the process of rebuilding the club’s long -term team after the cold reality of the terrible season so far.

Niko is the “six” or “eight” player, which Manchester City hopes to strengthen the ranks of his midfield and help reduce the impact of the absence of the Golden Ball award winner Rodri.

Manchester City initially hoped to obtain Barcelona’s previous talent for a much lower, about 40 million euros (33 million pounds), but Porto insisted that the deal should be at the value of the release of Niko of 60 million euros (50 million pounds. ). This is due to the fact that Porto owes Barcelona by 40 % through the sale item, equivalent to 24 million euros.

It is not believed that Manchester City has activated the penalty clause, which means that he did not have to deposit the value of the entire deal in advance, but he agreed to pay the entire amount in organized payments.

Niko made his name in Barcelona during the 2021/22 season after graduating from the La Masia Academy. He played 37 games, but he was loaned to Valencia and then sold to Porto in 2023 for only 8.5 million euros.