Manchester City have signed defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens for £33.5m.
The centre-back has joined the Premier League champions on a four-and-a-half-year contract which also contains the option of a further year until June 2030.
The move helps City secure well-needed defensive reinforcement after contending with several injury problems this term, which included setbacks for centre-backs John Stones and Ruben Dias.
Khusanov becomes the first Uzbekistan player to sign for a Premier League club, having been capped 18 times.
Lens reportedly only paid £84,000 for Khusanov from Belarusian club Energetik-BGU 18 months ago.
Khusanov has played 16 times for Lens this season under boss Will Still and scored his first goal for the club against Paris Saint-Germain.
More to follow…
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