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Man City's capture of RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol finally edges closer as clubs agree fee

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Manchester City and RB Leipzig have agreed a fee for Josko Gvardiol, with the drawn-out transfer now edging closer.

  • Fee agreed for Gvardiol
  • Long pursuit set to come to fruition
  • Medical part-completed

WHAT HAPPENED? Fabrizio Romano reports that the deal is now all-but done after the two parties settled on an as yet undisclosed transfer fee for the centre-back. The two clubs had been locked in negotiations for a number of weeks, although things had always been progressing slowly.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: City entered the summer transfer window with Gvardiol as one of their priorities, so much so that they reportedly agreed to personal terms with the 21-year-old a month ago.

AND WHAT'S MORE: According to Romano, the deal is so advanced that Gvardiol completed the first part of his medical on Wednesday, meaning the transfer is on the verge of being completed.

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WHAT NEXT FOR GVARDIOL? All that remains is for Gvardiol to complete the rest of his medical and for the two clubs to rubber-stamp the transfer agreement. Leipzig's asking price was €100 million (£87/$112m) but the final fee is not yet known. Pep Guardiola and his first-team squad flew out to Japan on Wednesday for their pre-season tour, so Gvardiol will presumably join them in the coming days.

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