Compromise enables Benjani to complete Man City switch

A COMPROMISE deal between Manchester City and Portsmouth paved the way for striker Benjani Mwaruwari to complete his transfer to Eastlands yesterday.

City have agreed to pay an initial fee of £3.87million, with the remaining half of the £7.75million fee due to be paid in three instalments when the 29-year-old makes 25, 50 and 75 appearances for Sven-Goran Eriksson’s team.

The Zimbabwe international signed a two-and-a-half-year deal after passing a medical.