Transfer News: Manchester City sign Olarenwaju Kayode and loan him to Girona
Olarenwaju Kayode has signed for Man City and been loaned out to Girona
City have just sold another Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho to Leicester for £25m but are now closing on a deal with Austria Vienna for his 24-year-old compatriot Kayode – who is nicknamed “Larry.”
Kayode, who will sign a four-year contract and had been linked with Newcastle, scored 24 goals in 48 matches in all competitions last season, including two in a Europa League match against Italian giants Roma. He finished top scorer in Austria’s top flight with 17 in 33 League games.
Kayode has had spells with ASEC Mimosas in the Ivory Coast, FC Lucerne in Switzerland and Maccabi Netanya in Isreal and represented Nigeria at the 2009 and 2011 Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups, respectively, and has three full caps.
City plan to loan him to Girona, a club part-owned by Guardiola’s agent brother Pere.
He will become the fifth City player to be loaned there, following Brazilian striker Douglas Luiz, signed this summer from Vasco Da Gama, right-back Pablo Maffeo, midfielder Aleix Garcia – both Spanish - and Colombian winger Marlos Moreno.