Manchester City agreed a deal with FC Porto for midfielder, Nicolas González on transfer deadline day, becoming the Premier League side with the biggest outlay this January.

City brought in Gonzalez in the final hour of the winter window.

The Premier League champions were initially unwilling to meet the release clause in the player’s contract.

They were eventually forced to pay the fee, believed to be around €60million.

Porto had been unwilling to reduce their valuation because part of the payment will be owed to González’s former club, Barcelona.

The Spaniard moved to Portugal from LaLiga in 2023 and the payment owed to Barca if González joins a new club could be as high as 40% of the total transfer fee.

“This is the perfect opportunity for me at this stage of my career,” González said.

“I am 23 and I want to test myself in England. There’s no better club than Manchester City for me to do that.

“Look at the squad they have here. It’s unbelievable, full of world-class players. There isn’t a footballer in the world who would not want to be part of this set-up.

“I know the reputation Pep [Guardiola] has and I cannot wait to work with him. In fact, I am honoured he wants me to play in his team.

“I am truly excited. I just want to meet my teammates, and the staff here and then I want to play in front of the City fans!”

The move takes City’s spending in January to around €210m, following the arrivals of Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.