Manchester City in pole position to land Argentinian teenager – but he’ll join this club on loan first

By Greg Lea
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Manchester City are set to complete the acquisition of highly-rated Argentinian teenager Thiago Almada, report The Sun.

The Premier League champions will pay £16m to bring the 18-year-old to the Eithad Stadium.

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Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).