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In the space of a few months, Abdukodir Khusanov managed to forge a solid reputation in League 1. As his representative indicated, nearly 20 clubs tried to recruit him this winter. It was ultimately Manchester City who won the bet for a record sum of € 50 million. This Thursday, its representative revealed behind the scenes of this transfer.
This winter transfer window will remain in the annals. THE RC Lens took advantage of this January to complete the most expensive transfer in its history, that of Abdukodir Khusanov. The Uzbek defender has signed up with Manchester City For a total sum of 50M €. The formation of Pep Guardiola took over a dozen clubs according to the words of its representative.
-Europe was at its feet
« Newcastle was very close to an agreement. He even remained one of the favorites, then was the last to leave the race with City. From what I understand, financial fair play has also had an impact. Well, they didn't have enough time. Maybe if they had made an offer earlier, they would have had time to reach an agreement. Then City put so much pressure on Lens that it was difficult to make a comparable offer ” entrusted Gairat khasbiullin.
Manchester City is winning this battle
The rest was facilitated by the will of RC Lens separate from Khusanov. “At the end of November 2024. Information reached us on the presence of scouts. Lens reported that City was actively interested. In early December, serious conversations started. About 12 Premier League clubs have expressed their interest. It was clear that City would be among them. Another thing to emphasize is that all clubs could not afford to make an offer now, because they were faced with restrictions due to financial fair play. City did not have such a problem, so they quickly convinced Lens for 40 M € plus € 10 million in bonuses »Loked his agent to Championship.
