Manchester City have signed defender Abdukodir Khusanov on a four-and-a-half-year contract from French side Lens.

The 20-year-old has joined for 40 million euros (£33.8m) plus add-ons and is the first Uzbek player to join a Premier League club.

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He said: “I am very happy to join the Manchester City team, a club that I have watched for a long time.

“This team has the best players in the world, and I can’t wait to meet them and play with them.

“And of course Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest coaches and I am happy to learn from him and improve my game a lot.

“It’s a very proud moment for me and my family to join a big club like Manchester City and I’m ready to take on the challenge.”

City director of football Txiki Begiristain added: “We are delighted that he has joined us and we are all very excited about what he has brought.

“For such a young defender, Abdukodir is already smart, as well as being strong, aggressive and very quick.”