- Guardiola wants January signings
- Man City close in on Khusanov
- Nearing €50m deal for Lens ace
Getty ImagesMan City to seal first January transfer! Pep Guardiola's side secure €50m deal to bring in Lens defender Abdukodir Khusanov

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✅ Combines superfast home broadband and live Premier League broadcasting into a single household bill.
✅ Allows you to bolt TNT Sports onto an existing TV package on a 31-day rolling basis for around £25 a month.
✅ Broadband-only customers can use the free Stream box to add and drop the Sky Sports HD pack on a 30-day rolling basis.

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✅ The "Sport Plus" tier bundles both Sky Sports (via NOW) and TNT Sports into one seamless package to cover all 267 televised matches.
✅ Allows you to upgrade or downgrade your TV tier each month without breaking your 24-month broadband contract.
✅ Includes the Apple TV 4K or EE TV Box Pro for high-end viewing and easy multi-room streaming setups.
WHAT HAPPENED?
According to Sky Germany's Patrick Berger, City have submitted a bid worth £41.8m ($51.5m) for the Lens defender, and the highly-rated 20-year-old is keen on the move. This looks like it could be the Cityzens' first signing of 2025.
AFPTHE BIGGER PICTURE
A number of City players have been injured this season, including Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, John Stones, and Manuel Akanji. Now, Pep Guardiola's men have targeted Uzbekistan centre-back Khusanov to bolster their ranks. The Spaniard said City "have to" strengthen in January and it seems they are edging closer to that goal. The report adds the next target is Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush.
DID YOU KNOW?
The 6ft 1in defender, who joined Lens from Belarusian Premier League team Energetik-BGU in 2023, has only played 31 times for the Ligue 1 outfit but his rise has been rapid. He already has 18 caps for his country, too.
(C)Getty ImagesWHAT NEXT?
His Lens team are next in action on Sunday away to Le Havre in Ligue 1. It remains to be seen if Khusanov has played his last game for the French club.
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