Manchester City have signed Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Primeira Liga side Porto on a four-and-a-half-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Monday. City have paid 60 million euros ($62.

Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez before Monday's transfer deadline with a view to boosting Pep Guardiola's faltering midfield. Gonzalez has a release clause in his contract understood to be worth $61.

Manchester City have signed Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez for 60m euros (£50m) to take their January spending to £180m.It is the second biggest outlay worldwide in January window history behind Chelsea's £274m in 2023,