The enormous amount Man City have spent in transfer window after Nico Gonzalez deal
The champions have spent big!
Manchester City have been the biggest spenders during the winter transfer window, forking out over £180m on five new signings.
The struggling Premier League champions have made significant moves to try and boost their ailing campaign with a quintet of new arrivals.
Omar Marmoush (£59m), Abdukodir Khusanov (£33.5m), Vitor Reis (£29.6m) and Claudio Echeverri (£12.5m) had all been brought in earlier in the transfer window, with Nico Gonzalez now joining late on deadline day.
The midfielder joins City from Porto in a £50m deal, signing a four-and-a-half-year at the Etihad.
Transfermarkt report that only Chelsea in 2023 spent more in the January window than Manchester City have this year.
The former Barcelona man, who is capped for Spain Under-21s, said: ‘This is the perfect opportunity for me at this stage of my career.
‘I am 23 and I want to test myself in England. There’s no better club than Manchester City for me to do that.
‘Look at the squad they have here. It’s unbelievable, full of world-class players. There isn’t a footballer in the world who would not want to be part of this set-up.
‘I know the reputation Pep has and I cannot wait to work with him. In fact, I am honoured he wants me to play in his team.
‘I am truly excited. I just want to meet my teammates, and the staff here and then I want to play in front of the City fans!’
Gonzalez has been brought in to fill the void left by the injured Rodri and director of football Txiki Begiristain is thrilled by the signing.
‘Nico is a very talented young midfielder. He is an ideal acquisition for Manchester City,’ he said.
‘It was a difficult transfer to complete because his performances this season have been outstanding and he has been such an important part of what FC Porto are doing. We are really happy we have managed to get this done before the window closed.
‘He is ready to help us in the second half of the season as we compete in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Club World Cup.’
