Akanji

The defender Manuel Akanji has signed a five-year contract with Manchester City after joining from Borussia Dortmund.

“You can see in his face the way he wants to score, how aggressive he is inside the box and that is great to have. His hunger for goals, he always wants more and to have a striker like him in our team is just great. In the games he’s even better [than in training] in terms of when he gets pressure, he deals with it very well. The fee for Edozie could rise to £10m and Larios has cost £6m. Pep Guardiola is an exceptional manager and this is an exceptional squad of players so this is an exciting opportunity for me.” The 27-year-old follows Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez and Erling Haaland, who was also signed from Dortmund, in joining City during this window.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund.

- Played: 39 - Goals: 1 - Played: 20 “He has everything we want in a centre-back. They are brilliant to watch, play an exciting brand of football and compete for trophies year in, year out, so coming here feels like the perfect next step in my career. [Stefan Ortega Moreno](https://www.mancity.com/players/stefan-ortega-moreno), [Kalvin Phillips](https://www.mancity.com/players/kalvin-phillips), [Sergio Gomez](https://www.mancity.com/players/sergio-gomez) and former Dortmund team-mate [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) to become our fifth signing of the summer, with Julian Alvarez also arriving following his loan spell with River Plate.

City agreed a deal worth just over £15m with Dortmund on Wednesday to sign defender Akanji ahead of the transfer deadline. Swiss international Akanji had ...

You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. They are brilliant to watch, play an exciting brand of football and compete for trophies year in, year out, so coming here feels like the perfect next step in my career. Swiss international Akanji had entered the final year of his contract and was yet to make an appearance for Dortmund this season.

City were thought to have wrapped up their summer business but went back into the market to add defensive depth after recent injuries to Aymeric Laporte and ...

They are brilliant to watch, play an exciting brand of football and compete for trophies year in, year out, so coming here feels like the perfect next step in my career. Both Akanji and Haaland can look forward to a quick reunion with their ex-Dortmund team-mates, who are due at the Etihad Stadium on September 14 in the group stages of the Champions League. Akanji won two DFB Pokal titles with Dortmund to add to two Swiss titles and the Swiss Cup, and now hopes to add to his medal collection in Manchester.

Manuel Akanji says the combination of joining the Premier League champions and working under Pep Guardiola is a dream come true.

“I know the quality of this team. I'm here to prove myself as well. "With the combination of both, he is a striker very difficult to stop. "I'm really looking forward to working with him and the rest of the coaching staff and my teammates” "The combination of the coach and the club is perfect for me. [Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola), playing a brand of football revered the world over.