Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund, sources have told ESPN.
City are nearing an agreement of around €17.5m for the defender, who has a year left on his contract at Dortmund.
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The 27-year-old is set to leave the Bundesliga side after four-and-a-half years during which he made more than 150 appearances.
He has also been capped 41 times by Switzerland. Akanji could come up against Dortmund for City this season after they were drawn together in Group G of the Champions League.
Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, manager Pep Guardiola left the door open for more business to be done before the close of the transfer window, insisting that he “didn’t know” if there would be ins and outs ahead of Thursday’s deadline.
Akanji is set to become City’s fifth summer signing following the arrivals of Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez and Stefan Ortega.
He will give Guardiola extra cover at the back while he deals with injuries to Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake.
