According to Fabrizio Romano, Manchester City are set to complete the signing of Jeremy Doku from Stade Rennais. Sacha Tavolieri has revealed the jersey number the talented winger will wear in the 2023/24 season. The Sky Blues have already bolstered their first team by signing highly regarded young centre-back, Josko Gvardiol and former Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic.
Manchester City Set to Complete Jeremy Doku Signing
Jeremy Doku, currently undergoing medical tests at Manchester City as expected. Deal being finalised as documents are ready and already exchanged between clubs with Rennes 🔵🩺 #MCFC
Contract to be signed later today then Doku will officially join City. pic.twitter.com/g4KJwoFPGT
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 23, 2023
The Belgian Prodigy Will Take the Jersey Number Previously Worn by Two-Left Backs
According to Tavolieri, the youngster will don jersey number 11 for the Manchester-based side. The number was previously worn by Oleksandr Zinchenko and Aleksandar Kolarov, the two left-backs. The winger will carry the number on his back worn by many great attackers in the history of the game.
Most notably, Gareth Bale and Neymar for Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively, Mohamed Salah for Liverpool, and Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs have all carried the number 11 on their backs.
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The Citizens will reportedly pay over a sum of £51 million for the 21-year-old, which will be paid in installments according to Romano. The Champions League holders have been negotiating with Rennes for the player since the start of August after having him on their radar for a long time.
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What Will Doku Add to City’s Attack?
Ever since the departure of Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling, City have lacked a real direct threat in the wide areas. All their wingers in the current squad, including regular starters, Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva are technically brilliant but do not possess raw pace.
The 2002-born player will add that to Pep Guardiola’s team. He is blistering fast and has an explosive burst of pace.
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The former Anderlecht man’s pace combined with his trickery and natural dribbling abilities make him a nightmare for defenders. He also possesses a wide passing range and a fantastic vision to pick out his teammates. He will add another dimension to the treble winners’ attack and could make them even more dangerous.
