Iliman Ndiaye said joining Manchester City was the “chance of a lifetime” after securing a deadline day move from Everton on Tuesday.
Ndiaye joins an overhauled City squad for Enzo Maresca’s first season in charge after a decade under Pep Guardiola. Ndiaye scored 17 goals in two seasons at Everton after spells at Sheffield United and Marseille.
“I’ve worked my whole life for an opportunity like this,” Ndiaye said in a City statement.
A deal worth £125 million was agreed on by the clubs in the final hours of the window, according to widespread reports, matching the British transfer record fee that Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak last year. After the arrivals of England international Elliot Anderson, Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi and Brazilian winger Allan, City’s spending this window could top £400 million. It is the second time in his career that Fernandez could move for a Premier League record fee.
“In my first conversation with him it was immediately obvious how grounded he is and the determination he has to be the best player he can be,” said City’s sporting director Hugo Viana.
