Mangala eyes titles as City move sealed

Manchester City’s new £32 million (€40m) signing Eliaquim Mangala has joined the Premier League champions to bolster their quest for trophies.

The 23-year-old central defender has finally completed a move originally mooted seven months ago and he is keen to settle in and help the side build on a second Premier League title in three years.

City first tried to secure the Frenchman in the January transfer window, but complications with the player’s third-party ownership meant it was impossible to complete within the month. However, given the additional time for negotiations, the champions have been able to thrash out a solution to a complicated deal, the details of which have not become much clearer following its completion.