{"id":453906,"date":"2023-08-05T05:56:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T09:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=453906"},"modified":"2023-08-05T05:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T09:56:13","slug":"manchester-city-officially-sign-gvardiol-for-90-million-euros","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/manchester-city-officially-sign-gvardiol-for-90-million-euros\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City officially sign Gvardiol for 90 million euros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Josko Gvardiol has officially become a Manchester City player after signing a five-year deal, which ties him with the club until 2028.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Josko Gvardiol signs for City! \ud83e\ude75 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MN6euvK0y0\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/MN6euvK0y0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1687750793250955265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Citizens have paid \u00a377m (90m euros) in transfer fee, which makes Gvardiol the second most expensive defender in the world after Harry Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old spent 2 years at Leipzig and impressed with his performances. His displays earned him a call to the international team and he became a key figure in Croatia&#8217;s journey to the 2022 World Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have always dreamed of one day playing in England,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol: \u201cI have always dreamed of one day playing in England&#8230; this is an incredible day for me\u201d. \ud83d\udd35\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who saw Manchester City play last season knows they are the best team in the world\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9xd8kbFZg\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/X9xd8kbFZg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1687761774869643264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be doing so now with Manchester City &#8211; after the season they have just had &#8211; is a real honor for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Croatian has been a long term target for Pep Guardiola and the Spaniard has finally managed to land his desired player. Gvardiol is viewed as a long-term prospect at City with the Treble winners hoping to establish him as one of their main center-backs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josko Gvardiol has officially become a Manchester City player after signing a five-year deal, which ties him with the club until 2028. 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